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Published weekly at ll O Seventh Avenue, No n h, Na shville , Tenn. ESTABLISHED 1855 Entered at post office at Nashville , Tenn ., as second-class matter .

VOLUME XCVII, No. 28 NASHVILLE,TENNESSEE , JULY14 , 1955 $3.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE C9neUundred Years Xgo and now The first issue of the GosPEL ADvocATE appeared in July, 1855. It has been one round century since the natal day of the "Old Reliable. " During that time, according to one authority, more than four hundre d religious papers have been started and failed , among those who have sought to "restore the ancient order of things. " But the Gos­ PEL ADVOCATEunder the same name and in the same city has weathered the storms of a hundred years . Today it is more widely circulated and read than at any previous time in its history. Today it stands on the threshold of a new century-its second century. It enters this new century with the same ideals and purposes with which it began its first century. When Tolbert Fanning and William Lipscomb wrote about the name and purpose of the GOSPELADVOCATE at the very beginning , they said: " In constructing a name for our paper, our first study was to find a style that would smack of nothing immodest or immoral; and secondly , we endeavor to select a name which would express , as nearl y as possible , the work we have in view. Hence the 'GosPEL AD­ VOCATE.' By which we mean to say , that if a God has been revealed in this universe , if there is a moral truth in heaven or on the earth , and if men have a right to speak with even the certainty of belief upon spiritual matters , .there is something in the world , but not of the world, calle d THE GOSPEL , through which the obedient are saved , and the wicked are condemned. If these are correct conclusions, we think we see peculiar fitness in em­ ploying a name for our journal which offends no good man , and expresses a labor worth y of the purest beings in existence. We claim not the right to advocate any measures of our own , neither the claims of any party; bu t we regard our position as entirely catholic. Our work is to defend the sayings and doings of Jesus Christ against the assaults of the enemy, whether covert or avowed ; and we can meet all who do in fact acknowled ge the authorit y of the New Testament on common ground. With us the gospel is everythin g, or nothing. If true , all good men will , sooner or later , unite under its ample folds; and if false , we can have the consolation of pleading for the cause which has done more for the amelioration of the condition of the world than any other. "Hence the appropriateness of the name , 'GOSPELADVOCATE.' "We doubt not our friends will properly consider the dignity and value of their la­ bor in advocating the high claims of the gospel , even in the circulation of our humble sheet. Every effort to turn the attention of the world from men , and all THEIR works, to the sacred institutions of God, must result favorably.'' GOSPEL ADVOCA TE July 14, 1955

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Early History of the Gospel Advocate tentati on. He was humble , earnest , and fearless . He was longsuff erin g toward all the weaknesses and frailties of REX TURNER humanit y. He became one of the soundest Bible scholars THEBEGINNING OF THEGOSPEL ADVOCATE the church on the North American Continent has ever had. The first issue of the GOSPELADVOCATE appeared in RESPONSIBILITYFOR THE G OSPELADVOC ATE July, 1855. This r eligious paper first appeared as a month­ WAS BORNEBY DAVIDLIPSCOl\lIB ly publication . It continu ed a;; a monthl y publication un­ The burden of the publication of th e GOSPEL ADVOCATE til the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. The Civil War in both time and mone y was borne primarily by David compelled the publishers to cease its publication . The Lipscomb during those early years. Fanning soon with­ first editors of the ADVOCATEwere Tolbert Fanning and drew from an y active participation in the effort , and the William Lioscomb. edit orial load was also borne by David Lipscomb . TOLBERTFANNING GOSPEL ADVOCATEHAD GREAT FINANCIAL PROBLEl\lIS Prior to the beginning of the GOSPELADVOCATE , Tolbert Fanning had already distinguished himself as an influ ­ The financial problems connected with the publishing ential preacher and educator . He had preached through­ of the GosPEL ADVOCATEwere very heavy . The paper was out Middle Tennessee. Further , his labors had carried printed by contract at first . There were but few sub­ him into Alabama, Kentucky, and parts east. Fanning scrib ers to the paper. The money received from sub­ had graduated from the Universit y of Nashville in 1835. scriptions and advertising was not sufficient to cover the In 1844 he had founded Franklin College. He was serving publication cost. David Lipscomb bore the deficit out of as president of that institution when he began publish­ his own money. ing the GOSPELADVOCATE. Fanning was at that time forty ­ The financial burden became so heavy that Lipscomb five years of age. ceased the publication of the GosPEL ADVOCATEon Novem­ ber 7, 1867, but he was able to resume its publication the WILLIAl\lILIPSCOl\lIB following year. The paper was self -sustaining by October William Lipscomb was only twenty -six years of age of that year . when he assisted Fanning in launching the GosPEL ADVO­ CATE. He was an older brother of David Lipscomb. In GOSPELADVOCATE HAD FEW SUBSCRIBERS 1846 William Lipscomb had entered Franklin College . The GOSPELADVOCATE had only a few subscribers for Two ye ars later he was graduated with honors. Pre sident some three decades. In 1880 the GosPEL ADVOCATEhad Fannin g had been much impressed with William Lips­ about 3,200 subscribers . By 1885 its circulation had grown comb's abilit y and invit ed him to join the facul ty as a to about 6,500 subscribe r s. An interestin g obser vation is teacher of Greek and Latin . Lipscomb soon distin guished the fact that the number of subscriptions to the GOSPEL himself as an outstandin g teacher at Franklin College. ADVOCATEraised in one night at Lipscomb Lectures in Januar y of 1955 exceeded the total list of subscribers to PURPOSEOF THE GOSPELADVOCATE that paper in 1885. The GosPEL ADVOCATEwas dedicated to the advocation The GosPEL ADVOCATE's subscription list had grown of the gospel , "the maintenance of the doctrine of salva­ considerably by 1890. The paper had been equipped with tion throu gh the gospel of th e grace of God. " Its columns electric presses , and by this time it had become a sub ­ were to be open "to a free discussion of all questions cal ­ stantial publishin g firm. Its future seemed to be reason ­ culated to advance the spir itual interest of society." ably well assured . OPPOSITIONOF THEGOSPEL ADVOCATE E. G. SEWELLBECAl\lIE CO-EDITOR OF THE TO THE l\lIISSIONARY SOCIETY GOSPELADVOCATE The Missionar y Societ y was organized in 1849. Much In J anuary of 1870 E. G. Sewell became co-editor of dissension had arisen throughout the brotherhood over it. the GosPEL ADVOCATE.E . G. Sewell was at that time forty Tolbert Fanning gave much thought and stud y to the · years of age. He had attended Franklin College and had question of the Missionar y Societ y. Slowl y and cau ­ studied under William Lip scomb . tiously he came to conclude that the Missionary Society is an anti-scriptural evil. He began to speak out boldly The names of Lipscomb and Sewell became household against the Missionary Society , and soon he committed names among the brethren of the South. Their influence the GosPEL ADVOCATEto an unrelenting opposition of it. for good is so vast that it cannot be measured. David Lipscomb died on Novemb er 11, 1917. E. G. THE GOSPELADV OCATEF OLLOWINGTHE WAR Sewell died March 2, 1924. Both men had served as edi ­ The continued publication of the GosPEL ADVOCATEwas tors of the GosPEL ADVOCATEfor more than a half centur y. not possible during the interim of the Civil War. Fol­ lowing the cessation of hostilities between the North and GOSPELADVOCATE WIELDED GREAT INFLUENCE South , David Lipscomb led in reviving that religious PARTICULARLYIN THE SOUTH journal. He resumed publication of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE The reborn GosPEL ADVOCATEwas well received in the on January 1, 1866. The editors were listed as T. Fanning South. It was not so well recei~ed in the North . David and D. Lipscomb . The GosPEL ADVOCATEwas resumed as Lipscomb opposed war and a Christian's participation in a weekly rather than a monthly publication . politics. The brethren in the North thought that his teaching against war stemmed from the fact that the DAVIDLIPSCOl\lIB WAS A l\lIANOF GOD South had lost the war . When he revived the GosPEL ADVOCATE, David Lips ­ David Lipscomb further waged through the pages 0£ comb was thirty-five years of age , having been born Jan ­ the GosPEL ADVOCATEan unrelenting opposition to the Mis­ uary 21, 1831. Tolbert Fanning was then fifty-six years sionary Society and to the use of mechanical instruments of age. David Lipscomb had entered Franklin College of music in the worship. The success of his opposition is along with his brother , William Lipscomb, in January, borne out by the fact that the churches in the South re ­ 1846. He graduated from that school in 1849 as valedic ­ mained loyal to the Restoration Movement while the torian of his class . He was a great admi r er of Fanning . churches in the Nc,r th where the ADVOCATEwas not read David Lipscomb was a man who was void of all os- were swept by digression. 580 GOSPEL ADVOCATE J u ly 14, 1955 Former Editors J. ROY V AUGHAN Tolbert Fanning Tolbert Fanning was born May 10, 1810, in Cannon Coun ty, Tenn essee . When he was eight years of age his parents mov ed to Laud er dal e Count y, Alab ama. He was baptized during a meeting held by J. E. Matthews, seven miles north of Florence , Alabama , in October , 1827. In 1835 he gra duat ed from · the Nashville University , Nash­ ville, Tenne ssee. He marri ed Miss Charlotte Fall , sister of Philip S. Fall, in 1837, and that same year opened a female seminary in Franklin , Tennessee, where he taugh t and preached until the clos e of 1839. The next ye ar he moved to 'Elm Crag ,' five mil es east of Nashville, Tennes ­ see, where he built Franklin Colle ge and served as presi ­ dent until 1861. This was the Alma Mater of David

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D avid Lipscomb David Lipscomb was born in Franklin County, T en ­ nessee, J anuary 21, 1831. He gr ew to manhood on the farm. In June, 1849 he graduated from Franklin Coll ege, near Nashville, Tennessee . He was a successful busi nes s man and farmer. His preaching resulted in the starting of many churches. He was a great admir er of Tolbert Fanning and after his death he raised an endowment fund

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Lipscomb, T. B. Larimore , E. G. Sewell , E. W. Carmack, A. J. Fanning, W. Lipscomb , J. E. Scob ey and many other great men who have done valiant service in the kingdom of God . In 1844 Tolbert Fanning began the publication of the Christian Review . Later the paper ceased and in 1855 he be gan to publi sh the GOSPELADVOCATE, which has continu ed through the years to prove a blessing to teem ­ ing thousands under the able editors who have followed him. Tolbert Fanning died May 3, 1874, at his home at Franklin College .

William Lipscomb William Lipscomb was born J uly 20, 1829, in Franklin County, Tenn essee. He was baptized into Christ in 1846 and graduated from Franklin College on July 4, 1848. The same year be began teaching in Franklin College and continued teaching in this schoo l un til it was closed by the Civil War. In 1855, Tolbert F ann ing and William Lipsc om b began the publication of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE as a monthl y. His writing "was of a conservative , prac ­ tical , and devotional ch ar acter ." He was a brother of David Lip scomb. He died February 7, 1908. DAVIDLIPSCO MB ',

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equal to the value of Tolb ert Fannin g's property and, with the help of Mrs. Fanning established Fanning Orphan School, near Nashville, Ten nessee . On January 1, 1866, he began his edit orial work on the GOSPEL ADVOCATE, whkh he continued for m ore than fifty years. Perhap s he did more than any othe r man to keep the churches of Christ faith ful to the teaching of the New Testament. Where ever the GOSPELADVOC ATE was read the churches as a rule remained steadfast in the truth. In 1891, with the help of J. A. H ar ding , he founded the Nashv ille Bibl e School, now David Lipscomb Coll ege. He died November 11, 1917. Elisha G. Sewell Elish a G. Sewe ll was born in Overton County , Tenn es­ see, Octo ber 25, 1830. He was baptiz ed in October 1849 and abo ut a year later bega n to make public talks. He entered Burritt College at Spencer , Tenne ssee, in 1856, where he rema in ed two and one half ye ars. In September

J. C. MCQUIDDY he began work with the church in Columbia , Tennessee He also did much evan gelistic work. In 1883 he became editorially connect ed with the Old Path Guide, published in Louisville , Kentucky, by F . G. Allen. In 1885 he be­ came office editor and business manager of the GOSPEL ADVOCATEin Nashville , Tenn esse e. It was through his man ag ement that th e circulation of the GosPEL ADVOCATE was increas ed, without which David Lipscomb and E. G.

E.G . SEWELL 1858 he entered Franklin College, near Nashville, Tenn es­ see, and in June 1859 gra duat ed from this college . On January 1, 1870 he became co-editor of the GOSPELADVO­ CATEwith David Lipsc omb and continued in this capacity for more than fift y years . Hi s wr itin gs covered a wide range of Biblical subj ects . Th e companionship of David Lipscomb and E. G. Sewe ll was , like that of David and Jonathan, beautiful, pleasant and profitable, free of sus­ pic ion and jea lous y. His manner and style of writing and preaching were kind and gentle. He died in Nashville , Tennessee, Mar ch 2, 1924.

J. C. McQuiddy J . C. McQuiddy was born on December 24, 1858, in Marshall County, Ten nessee . He enter ed Mars' Hill Col­ lege, near Florence, Alabama, at the age of sev ent een. He later entered Winchester Normal at Winchester , Tenn es­ see. While at Mars' Hill h e learned to lov e T. B. Lari ­ more and continued to love him to the da y of his death . While yet in his teens he was baptized by J. H. Morton in Duck River at Leftwich Bridge. Aft er leaving school A. B. LIPSCOMB 582 GOSPELADVOCATE J uly 14, 1955

Sew ell could not have accomplished so much. J . C. Mc­ Quicldy made the GOSPELADVOCATE the outstanding paper of the brotherhood . He organized the McQuiddy Printin g Compan y in 1902, which remains today one of the largest printing houses in the South. He died August 3, 1924.

A. B. Lipscomb Alexander Bigb y Lipscomb was born in Franklin County , Tennessee, May 1, 1876. He was the son of Gran­ ville and Mary Annie Swift Lips comb. He received hi s education at Transylvania Coll ege at Lexington, Ken­ tucky and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenness ee. The first period of his life was spent in Loui sville, Ken­ tucky where he preached for the Highland Church , wa s editor of a magazine and associated with the Louisvill e Courier-Journal. Late r he moved to Nashville, Tennes­ see , and served as editor of the GOSPEL ADVOCATEfrom 1912-1920. He preach ed for the Russell Street Church in Nashville for a number of years and served as president of David Lipscomb College for a short time. His last years were spent in Valdosta , Georg ia, where he preached for the church in that city, and served as president of the city's board of education . He also was a staff writer for the Christian Leader and the World Traveler. He died in Nashville, Tennessee , October 4, 1940.

H. Leo Boles Henry Leo Boles was born near Gainesboro, Tennessee, February 22, 1874. He was reared on a farm near Smith­ ville, Tennesse e. On September 27, 1895 he was baptized at Olive Church in DeKalb Count y by W. T. Kidwell. He J AMES A. ALLEN entered Burritt College at Spencer, Tennessee , in J anuary , 1898 and the Nashville Bible School in Nashville , Tennes­ was one of the most voluminous writers in the churc h. see, on Octob er 12, 1903. In 1920 he received his M.A. de­ His writings were always logical, forceful and dignified. gree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tennes see. For more than forty years he wrote for the GOSPELADVO­ He served the Nashville Bible School, now David Lips­ CATEand served as editor from 1920-1923. He died at his comb Colle ge, as teacher, president and member of the home in Nashville, Tennessee, February 7, 1946. Board of Trustees. He became a member of the faculty in the fall of 1906 and president in 1913. His first term James A. Allen as president ended in 1920. He served a second term as James A. All en was born June 21, 1884, in Nashville , president of David Lipscomb Coll ege from 1923-1932. He Tennessee. In 1901 he began his work with the GOSPEL ADVOCATEas a contributor. He was editor of the GosPEL ADVOCATEfrom May, 1923 until August 1, 1930. For a number of years before he began his editorial work he did much toward increasing the circulation of the ADVO­ CATE. In Jul y, 1931, he began publishing the Apostolic Times in Nashville, Tennessee. In Jul y, 1954, it became nec essary for hi m to cease this publication because of the condition of his eyes . He has done much evangelisti c work, espe cially in the Nashville area . He did most of the preaching for the Lind sey Avenue Church in Nashville for a period of fifteen years or more. Brother Allen is to­ day enjoying good health and the condition of his eyes is improving. He is still active in gospel preaching in local appointments and in meetings.

Foy E. Wallace, Jr. Foy E. Wallace, Jr. , was born September 30, 1896, in Montague County, Texas. He was baptized by his father at Sherman , Texas, in 1909. He began his preaching career while attending Thorp Spring Christian College in 1912. He was editor of the GosPEL ADVOCATEfrom 1930-1934. Later he published and edited The Gospel Guardian and The Bible Banner. He has done little work as a located preach er, but spent most of his time holding meetings from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes and from the Atlantic to the Pacific . Thousands have been moved by his eloquence and earnestness in preach­ ing the gospel. Besides his preaching and editoria l work he has met in debate many of the leading exponents of H. LEO BOLES the denominations. July 14, 1955 GOSPELADVOCATE 583 "Capable, Cultured, and Conscientious"­ This is B. C. Good pasture As I Know Him WILLARDCOLLINS

(Not e: I ask ed Broth er Go odpasture for permission to prepare this article in D ecem ber, 1954. It was my conviction, and that of m any others, that B. C. Goodpa stu re, the present AD VOCATE edi­ tor, deser ve d this r ecognition i n the Cent ennial Issu e. It has been a genuine pl easur e to pr epare it.)

If H. Leo Boles were living today, he would be pleased to know that B. C. Goodpasture, who was repeatedly re­ ferred to by Brother Boles as "the best student that I ever had in David Lipscomb College ," is now exerting such a tremendous influence for good. This student, who as a young man was recognized for his brilliance by Brother Boles in his logic class, now edits the GosPEL ADVOCATE, is president of the Gospel Advocate Company , serves as one of the elders of the Hillsboro Church in Nashville where there are over one thousand memb ers, is one of the best gospel preachers of this generation, owns the largest collection of religious books in the brotherhood, and is an able business man and publisher. Admired by thousands as a Christian gen­ tleman, he is loved by a devoted family and exerts an in­ fluence for righteousness which is far-reaching in the ,-cS church. !:J "'m > FOY E. WALLACE,JR. ! z> John T. Hinds 0 3: Jo hn T. Hinds was born in 1867. He died January 1, > 38. He bega n his work as editor of the GOSPELADVOCATE , f pril 12, 1934. Earl y in his preaching career he began to ~ blish a little paper. Later he became the first -page ; itor of the Christian Pilot , published by E. M. Borden. -< 1:i s writings were widely read, often quoted and did much 0 '< influence the brotherhood. Before he became editor "' the GOSPELADVOCATE he wrote the Annual Lesson Com- (i)> entary for five years, and also edited the "Queries and m nswers Depart ment " of the GOSPELADVOCATE . He was well-balance d, fair-minded, Christian gentleman.

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D. Ellis Walker , minister of the Waln ut Street congre­ gat ion in Dickson , Tenn ., wrote recently that when he was a student in David Lipscomb College , he remembered "hearing H. Leo Boles say repeatedly that Brother Good­ pasture was the best student that he had ever had at Lipscomb . At this particular time he was talking about Brother Goodpasture 's keen logical mind." Walker re­ calls that in speaking of Brother Goodpasture in this connection , Brother Boles said , "But of course he has gone far beyond me," and adds , "This is one of the few times I remember Brother Boles paying such a high tribute to JOHN T. HINDS any man, much less to a former student." 584 GOSPELADVOCATE July 14, 1955

CIBCULATIONFOUR TIMES AS GREAT ville, the elders of the Hillsboro congregation asked him The circulation of the GOSPELADVOCATE is now more about preaching there temporarily. He agreed to preach than four times what it was when B. C. Goodpasture be­ regularly for a few months. He made the promise with­ came editor. His first official connection with the journal out seeing the congregation , and they asked him to ac­ was in 1920, when he served as circulation manager for cept the work on this basis without hearing him preach. about six months before he moved to Atlanta , Ga. He After he had preached at Hillsboro less than a year became a staff writer in the early 1930's and conducted Brother Goodpasture was asked to take the work regular~ the Pioneer Pulpit department until he became editor in ly. He continued in the capacity of their regular preach­ 1939. He has now been editor of the GOSPELADVOCATE er for twelve years . He preached for this congregation longer than anyone else since David Lipscomb . lon~er than he has preached for any other one congre­ Brother Goodpasture has also been president of the gat10n. However, he has spent a period of thirty years entire Gospel Advocate Company since 1950, and the of his preaching experience with only three congrega­ business has increased greatly under his leadership . As tions-West End and Seminole Avenue in Atlanta and president of the compan y, he has the general oversight of Hillsboro in Nash ville. the publication and sale of all books , all Sunday school and Bible school literature, and the publishing of the ASKEDTO BECOMEAN ELDER ADVOCATE. One of the most highly appreciated considerations This present editor 's primary aim with the paper is that he has ever received came when he resigned as to teach people the truth in the whole world. His second­ minister at Hillsboro . The brethren there asked if he ary desire is to reach all the people lie can , improve the would consider serving as an elder . He told them that paper , and make it more serviceable tc, the reader. he would , and he was therefore appointed an elder of this fine congregation. Brother Goodpasture states: "I One of the biggest problems in editing the paper, ac­ think it is one of the finest things that the congregation cording to Brother Goodpasture , is deciding on what could have done for a preacher who had been there that should be kept out and what should go into it. Since long." This shows the high esteem in which he is held there are so many articles of doubtful propriety , articles by the people who know him best. that might be said to be on the margin of things, that might stir up old antagonisms, and that might do some Batsell Barrett Baxter , the present minister of the good but much harm, it becomes very difficult to make Hillsboro Church, wrote recently of the esteem in which such decisions. B. C. Goodpasture is held there : "The more than one thousand members of the Hillsboro Church in Nashville TRIBUTEFROM A FELLOWWORKER freely attest to the fact that Brothe:r Goodpasture is one Guy N. Woods has worked closely with the present o_fthe out~tanding preachers of the gospel of this genera­ editor of the GOSPELADVOCATE for ten years. The follow­ tion. Durmg the twelve years that he preached for this ing tribute comes, then, from one who knows Brother con~r~gation it grew in numbers and in spiritual strength Goodpasture well: until 1t became one of the strongest churches in the "Few men are endowed with the requisite qualities brotherhood . When, upon his own initiative , he resigned of mind and heart essential to the duties and responsibil­ in 1951 to give his full time to the GOSPELADVOCATE , the ities of the editorial chair. It is a task requiring the congregation held him in such high regard that it im­ greatest wisdom , prudence , and judgment ; and , when mediatel y named him to be an elder of the church. As properly discharged , affords limitless opportunity for preacher and as elder he has distinguished himself in serv­ good. ice to this congregation over a period of sixteen years and is loved by all." "B. C. Goodpasture has, through the years, demon­ strated his ability to discharge this function in the most A CAPABLEEVANGELIST widel y read periodical as well as the most influential This servant of Christ is also a very capable evange­ journal published among us, he has adhered faithfully to list. He preaches in approximatel y ten meetings each the truth and the best traditions among the people of year , since he has more time for meetings now than when the Lord , avoiding radicalism and hobb yism on the one he was doing regular work for one congregation. When hand , and contending for a pure faith and faultless prac­ he was only twenty years of age , he baptized forty-eight tice in all matters reli gious on the other hand . individuals in an eight-day meeting at Willow Grove, "Capable , cultured , and deeply conscientious, he has Tenn., the home congregation of the Sewells. He later acquired and retains the richest accumulation of il­ held a meeting there in which there were sixty-seven ad­ lustrative incidents from the litera ture of the past and ditions. present of any man we know. For ten years this writer LARGESTCOLLECTION OF BOOKS has been associated with him closely and has served as This well-known editor and gospel preacher has built staff writer under his direction . We have thus been in up one of the largest private collections of religious books position to evaluate him. We have come to regard him as in the entire brotherhood. In fact , it may well be the we do few others . This writer knows no finer , grander very largest. He got started in the book business more man." or less in an accidental way . While he was a student A GOSPELPREACHER FOR FORTY-THREE YEARS at David Lipscomb College , he went to the Methodist B. C. Goodpasture has been preaching the gospel for P~blishing House one Saturday afternoon and noticed forty-three years. During that time he has led many peo­ on the bargain counter fort y or fifty books on special sale. ple to Christ . Eighteen of these years were spent in At­ lanta , Ga., where he spent seven years with the West End He asked the lady in charge what she would take for congregation and eleven years with the Seminole Avenue all the books. She made him a special price. He there­ Church which is now the Druid Hills congregation . Dur­ fore bought the books and took them to his dormitor y ing this time he held about one hundred meetings in the room. He selected one of each title for his own use and Atlanta area. In the spring of 1927 he preached in a meet­ sold the others for more than enough to get his mone y ing at the West End Church in which there were over back . This gave him the idea that he could build up a li­ one hundred additions. Three-fourths of these were bap­ brary by buying collections , taking out those which he tisms. wanted , and selling the remainder for enough to get back On the first of June, 1939, he and his family moved his initial investment. By this method, he has built up to Nashville from Atlanta. They have lived at 932 Cald­ this large collection of books in his private library and well Lane since this date. Soon after his coming to Nash- an extensive private book business. July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 585

A BELOVED CHRISTIAN FATHER Our Staff Writers He is esteemed very highly as a Christian father. The Space forbids a biog r aphical sketch of the individual members older son is a junior, Benton Cordell. The daughter , of the ADVOCATE family. We ar e glad , however, to supply a pic­ Eleanor Pauline, is now Mrs. Myro n King. The younger ture of each of our s taff writer s. son John Cliett, is following in his father's footsteps as a g~spel preacher. The Goodpastures have three grand­ children: B. C. Goodpast ur e III , Sherrie Goodpasture, and Emily Catherine King. Cliett , who graduated from David Lipscomb College this year and who is now a student at Vanderbilt Uni­ versity has been preach in g for five years. Hi s father states: '"There isn't anything that brings greater satisfac­ tion to a father than to see a son endorse his work by C.R. NICHOL G. C. BREWER ATS LL B AXTER following his example. Nothing else he could do could give me quite so much satisfaction."

TEACHER OF YOUNGER WOMEN Sister Goodpasture is a very active worker in the church, and she is an example for any Christian girl. The girls she has taught in Sunday school classes in Atlanta and in Nash ville hold her up as one of the finest examples of Christian woma nhood. Brother and Sister Goodpasture met at the old Nash­ FRED E. DEN NIS ville Bible Sch ool in 1914. They were in school there to­ gether for four yea rs . She graduated the year before he did and taught in the primary department while he fin­ ished. Brother Goodpasture states: "I had the unusual honor of entering the Nashville Bible School and being graduated from David Lipscomb College . I also had the unusual experien ce, as the students said, of being a senior and a member of the primary department at the same time , due to the fact that my wife-to-be was teaching in E ARL WEST the primary department." His diploma bears the sig­ ROY H. LANIER nature of his wife. Goodpasture was graduated from Lipscomb in the spring of 1918. He and Mrs. Goodpasture were married on September 3, 1918. He was preaching for the church in Shelbyville , Tenn., at the time. He did his first local work in Shelbyville, beginning the work there June 1, 1918, and continuing until January 1, 1920. Mrs . Good­ pasture, the former Cleveland Cliett, is from Childers­ burg , Ala. Concerning her , Brother Goodpasture said: J.M . POWELL "For more tha n a third of a century she has been my faithful helpmeet, my most trusted counselor, the abid­ ing joy of my life. She has been an ideal preacher's wife." NATIVE OF OVERTON COUNTY B. C. Goodpasture came from the section of country from which came the Sewells , the Yorks, and the Hulls . He was born in what is now Standing Stone Park in Over­ ton County, Tenn. , on April 9, 1895. His parents were John J efferso n and Lora Thompson Goodpasture. The BATSELL B . BAXTER . ORVELYOUNG Goodpastures came into Tennessee from Virginia about 1800. The Thompsons came from Ireland to Virginia and then to Tennessee . The county of his birth was for a long time remote from the centers of population and highways of travel; hence those who lived in that section did not have the advantages and disadvantages of those who lived in or near the city. Schools in that area, for example , at the beginning of the centur y did not run more than three or G. K. WALLACE four months in the year. At times "subscription schools " R K D . C X L . R. WILSON were conducted during the winter months. If the stu ­ dent made continued progress, he had to do much work after school was out. Goodpasture's grandfather, F. M. Goodpasture, went to school only six weeks, yet he obtained a good practi­ cal education through his own private study. He taught school in Missouri and Tennessee and served as Registrar at Livingston, Tenn ., during the Civil War . When the fighting came close to town, he took the records out of (Continued on page 612) ALAN BRYAN W ILLARD COLLINS IRA NORTH 586 GOSPEL ADVOCATE July 14, 1955

A Noble Quintet

The names of Elam, Smith, Kurfees and the Srygleys are imperishably enshrined in the hearts of ADVOCATE readers. While not "editors" in the usual meaning of the term, they wrote with editorial reg­ ularity. They were capable and trusted "staff writers."

M. C. KURFEES F. w. SMITH 1856-1931 1858-1930 This scholarly brother wrote much Brother Smith was a clear thinker about the church and its worship. His and writer. He exposed error in a book, "Instrumental Music in the Wor­ devastating manner . ship," is the ablest work on the subject.

F. D. SRYGLEY F. B. SRYGLEY 1856-1900 1859-1940 It has not been our privilege to read the writings of any uninspired man who Loyal to the truth, as he understood had a clearer conception of the "New the truth, above every other considera• Testament Church" than F. D. Srygley. tion, F. B. Srygley wrote muc h in de­ His book on that subject is a classic. fense of the gospel.

E. A. ELAM 1855-1929 Few men could write so well on Christian living as Brother Elam. When he launched an attack on the ramparts of sin, it was re­ lentless. GOSPELADVOCATE 587 July 14, 1955 ticularly to the genial and dynamic trio, Baxter, North and .Collins! Naturally , we of the GosPEL ADVOCATEthink this was Cond 1'cted for a Half Centltry by D Lipscomb , E. G. Sewell, F. D. Srygley, and J. C. McQuiddy the greatest lectureship in Lipscomb's long and eventful • B. C. GOODPASTURE , Editor history! The Lecture Program was positive and con­ a11d P.re1id e11t of th.e Go1pel Ad vocate CompatJy structive; and the cooperation on the part of Brother Pul­ lias and the faculty in particular and the college in gen­ Terms of Subscription* eral in this Centennial Campaign was all that could be d 11 s per year in odvance. To Conada or foreign countries, thr ee dollar s and wished. Thanks to Brother Pullias and all concerned Three O ar The dare on rhe label shows rhe rime to which your paper is paid . The fifr;y cenrsf. rhe label will serve as a receipr. If not chan ged in two weeks, write us. for this unstinted fellowship. Had it not been for such change o cooperation this pace-setting , record-shattering accom­ plishment would not have been possible , especially in the Club* Rates five or more subscriptio ns sent by one person, two dollars each. Other countrie s, two brief time of eight days during which the drive was dollars and sevenry-five cents. * planned and carried out. This record can be broken; it may be broken; but we were "the first to do it"! Bulk Rates Bundle of ren or more, to a churc h or agent ( no labels), for rhr~e a_nd a half cents per ABILENE, THELECTURES , ANDVICTORY Under rhis plan chur ches may buy a copy for each famil y 10 the congregauon It was the privilege of the editor to attend the lectures ~~Pl~s rhan che subscription price, or an agent may sell at five cents per cop y. at Abilene Christian College, Abilene , Texas, February 20-24, in the interest of the GA Centennial Drive for N ote to Solicitor s of* Club Subscriptions 50,000 subscriptions by the end of this year. When furni shing addresses, be sure to indicate zone numb ers in the larger cities. Perhaps 7,000 people attended one of the best lecture­ ships in the long history of this southwestern college. Our Addr* ess These lectures bring together t he largest gatherings Send all communica tions ro the Gospel Advocare Company , 110 Seventh Avenue, North , among the churches of Christ on earth. The general plan Nashville, Tenne ssee. and spirit of the lectures were positive and constructive -inspirational and practical. The lectures we heard were Our One Hundredth Anniversary a credit to all concerned. THEADV OCATEWENT OVER THE TOP-11,700 SUBSCRIPTIONS The first issue of the GOSPELADVOCATE appeared in July 1855. The masthead bore the names, "T. Fanning Thanks to Pr esident Don H. Morris , J. D. Thomas , Di­ and W. Lipscomb , Editors." They continued to publish rector of the Lectureship, Paul Sou thern, Head of the the pap er as a monthly until December, 1861, when, on Bible Department, M. Norvel Young and B. Sherrod, of account of the Civil War , it was suspended until Jan­ the Board of Directors, in particular , and the Members of mary, 1866, when publication was resumed under the edi­ the Faculty and Board of Directors in general, for the fine torship of T. Fanning and David Lipscomb. Although courtesy extended in the privilege of an exhibit and the the sequence of publication has been broken, it has been promotion of a drive for subscriptions for the GosPEL one hundred years since the GOSPELADVOCATE was es­ ADVOCATE.When the final results were in and checked, tablished . we had piled up 11,700 subscriptions in cash and pledges. At first, we thought the number was even larger , but this CENTENNIAL DRIVELAUNCHED WITH 12,500 SUBSCRIPTIONS was due to some duplication of reports. On Tuesda y evening, January 18, 1955, in the Alumni The GosPEL ADVOCATEhas been put under heavy ob­ Auditorium of David Lipscomb College, Nashville , Tenn., ligations to the brethren at the college, and elsewhere, the GOSPELADVOCATE formally launched its One Hun­ by their fine cooperation. We appreciate the confidence dredth Anniversary drive for 50,000 subscriptions in 1955. and esteem reflected in the unstinted support of our The eve ning of the eighteenth was preeminently the friends. ADVOCATE's. B. C. Goodpasture, the GOSPEL ADVOCATE Brother North , who spoke at the Abilene banquet con­ editor , spok e at 7: 30 on the subject, "Spreading the King­ cerning the GA Club , wrote in detail of this fine expres­ dom throug h Christian Journalism." Then followed the sion of friendship and good will. Yet I must speak in ap­ "Celebration of the ADVOCATE's One Hundredth Anni­ preciation of the speeches delivered and the gifts pre­ versar y." Rex Turner , President of Alabama Christian sented at the banquet. Don H. Morris , President, and College, Montgo mery , Ala ., spoke on "The Past History of Paul Southern, Head of the Bible Departm ent, of Abilene the GosPEL ADVOCATE"; Guy N. Woods, evangelist and au­ Christian College ; Reuel Lemmons, Editor of the Firm thor , on "What the ADVOCATEMeans to the Church To­ Foundation ; M. Norvel Young , Editor of the 20th Cen­ day"; M. Keeble , President of Nash ville Christian Insti­ tury Christian ; James W. Nichols, Editor of the Christian tute , Nashville, Tenn. , on "What the GosPEL ADVOCATE Chronicle; and G. C. Brewer, Editor of the Voice of Free­ Has Done for the Work Among the Colored People"; and dom , all spoke in such terms of fellowship and good will Ath ens Clay Pullias , President of David Lipscomb Col­ that the editor of the ADVOCATEwill treasure up their lege , d-iscussed "The Relation of the College and the AD­ words as rose leaves in the "book of remembrance," and VOCATE." After this part of the program had been ren­ "dying, bequeath them as a rich legacy to his issue ." The ~ered , ~he editor of the ADVOCATEpresented Willard Col­ gifts of a plaque from the college and desk pen set from lms , Vice President of David Lipscomb College , who in the editors will be cherished as priceless expressions of turn presented, Batsell Barrett Baxter, evangelist of Hills­ comradeship, Christian cooperation and esteem. boro C~urch and teacher in Lipscomb, and Ira North, This is Brother North's report of the banquet. evangelist of the Madison Church and teacher in Lips­ "ABILENEBANQUET HONORS GOSPEL ADVOCATE ~omb. The former spoke of the need of a religious paper "On Wednesday, February 23, the GosPEL ADVOCATE m every Christian home and the latter announced "The and its editor, B. C. Goodpasture, were honored at a GA One Hundred Club ." Then Brother Collins made a luncheon at the Windsor Hotel in Abilene , Texas. powerful appeal to the audience for subscriptions-indi­ "The banquet was held during the Abilene Christian vid ual , clubs , and bundles of une hundred or more. When C?llege L~ctureship. Since each person was to pay for the results were carefully checked, 7,885 subscriptions his own dmner and the hotel was quite a distance from had been secured as the "firstfruits" of the Centennial the college campus, some expected only about thirty or D: ive. Before the Lectureship closed the number had forty to attend the occasion . Friends of the ADVOCATE climbed to 12,500. Thanks to all the speakers and, par- will be delighted to know that the large banquet hall of 588 GOSPEL ADVOCATE July 14, 1955 "F r ankly we admit that we under estimated the response to our GA Cen: tennial Drive for Subscriptions and apologize for our mistake . We had thought that 50,000 would be a pretty difficult goal to reach-and without the hearty cooperation of our friends it would be too difficult to attain. But the help of our readers and friends has gone beyond anyt.hing that we ever drea~ed of. With our . original goal practically assured , we raise our aim to 100,000 subscriptions. "We are grateful to our friends for their unstinted support. One brother writes, 'I hope your subscription drive goes to 500,000, instead of the original 50,000.' Another brother writes, 'I am working in an area where hobbies have strangled the church for 100 years . I am happy that you are dedicating the paper to the propagation of New Testa­ ment Christianity.' "Brethren , the Centennial drive for 100,000 subscriptions is on! Watch for important announcements soon. "Watch us grow! Help us grow!!" THE CENTENNIALDRIVE COMMITTEE Pr esid ent Don H. Morris presenting plaque to Editor B. C. Goodpasture. Two weeks later this announcement followed: the hotel was filled to capacity as between two hundred "The GA Centennial Campaign for 100,000 subscribers fifty and three hundred persons paid for the privilege of by April 1, 1956, is gaining momentum by the hour. celebrating with the GosPEL ADVOCATEand honoring its From every section of the country individua l subscrip­ editor. Paul Southern, head of the Bible department of tions and clubs are pouring in increasing numbers. The Abilene Christian College, presided and began the meet­ GA One Hundred Club, composed of those who are se­ ing by having the audience sing together a stanza of 'My curing 100 or more subscriptions to the ADVOCATEthis Faith Looks Up to Thee.' year, is growing daily. To meet the greatly enlarged "EDITORSSPEAK AND PRESENT GIFT responsibilities and opportunities of this campaign for "Reuel Lemmons, editor of the Firm Foundation, subscriptions, a Centennial Drive Committee has been James Walter Nichols, editor of the Christian Chronicle, appointed. This committee is composed of Willard Col­ and Norvel Young, editor of the 20th Century Christian lins, Nashville, Tenn.; Alan Bryan, Lubbock, Texas; and paid tribute to the GOSPELADVOCATE and to B. C. Good­ Ira North, Madison, Tenn. pasture . They presented the latter with a beautiful desk "This committee will be active in the promotion of our pen set with appropriate engraving. The unity, brother­ circulation drive. In various ways and on different oc­ ly love, and good will which exist among the four largest casions they will seek to enlarge the usefulness and mul­ publications in the brotherhood are marvelous. It was tiply the readers of the GOSPELADVOCATE." so evident at this meeting. One could quickly see that Since its appointment, this committee has been ren­ these are big men, Christian men, free from the petty dering outstanding service in many ways . envy and jealousy so characteristic of small caliber men. THEGA ONE HUNDRED CLUB "FRIENDSOF ABILENECHRISTIAN COLLEGE PRESENT PLAQUE This club is composed of those who have secured one "Don Morris, President of Abilene Christian College, hundred, or more, subscriptions, new or renewal, indi­ also spoke at the banquet. He expressed appreciation to vidual or bundle, to the GOSPELADVOCATE. Here are some the GOSPELADVOCATE and its editor for all that the paper of the rewards and privileges of membership in the GA had meant to Abilene Christian College. At this point Brother Morris presented a magnificent plaque to Broth­ Club. er Goodpasture from his many friends at Abilene Chris­ 1. The satisfaction which comes from rendering a val­ tian College. uable service. "STANDINGOVATION GIVEN EDITOR 2. A free copy of the "THE GOSPEL ADVOCATE "Following speeches by Gus Nichols and G. C. Brewer, CENTENNIAL VOLUME"-a book of 350 or 400 pages the editor of the GOSPELADVOCATE spoke. It was easy to composed of articles and editorials which have appeared note that his heart was overflowing in gratitude and in the ADVOCATEduring its century of service. thanksgiving. His speech was brief, to the point, and yet 3. An invitation to be our guest at the Centennial inspirational and uplifting. At the conclusion of it the Banquet to be given during the David Lipscomb College audience stood as one man and gave the editor a mighty lectures next spring, by the GosPEL ADVOCATE.(It seem_s applause. likel y now that a similar Banquet will be given at Abi­ "From beginning to end it was a soul-stirring, heart­ lene , Texas, during the spring lectureship for the mem­ warming, delightful occasion. Those attending will not bers of the Club who live in the West.) live long enough to forget the memorable event.'' 4. A Certificate of Membership in the Club to be pre­ OURGOAL RAISED TO 100,000 sented on the evening of the Centennial Banquet. In the GosPEL ADVOCATEof April 7, we carried the fol­ 5. The names of the One Hundred Club members will lowing announcement: appear in the "CENTENNIAL VOLUME .'' GOSPELADVOCATE July 14, 1955 589 The Gospel Advocate and the Church Today Announcement Extraordinary GUY N. WooDs FRANKL. Cox The GosPEL ADV?CATEis at it_s ze1_1ith~n the long and In the month of next September The Minister's Month­ tf 1 period which characterizes its history. For one ly, a publication of the Gospel Advocate Company, will eved id years it has unswervingly adhered to its cal­ make its initial appearance in the field of journalism . huf/ d course of contending earnestly for the faith once This is a journal for church leaders. Its mission is to du/ered to the saints. From this goal it has turned encourage and to assist those noble men who are taking e.~~:r to the right nor to the left. but has pressed stead­ the lead in the various activities of the Lord's church . To fi~onward , ever fighting for a pure faith and a faultless the end that we may see in clear light the mission of the ractice for the people of God. new magazine, let us take a look at the different depart­ p Today if we except the divine influences such as the ments it will carry from month to month. Bible th~ church, and the forces which spring directly 1. Gospel Sermons. Three or four sermons, prepared therefrom, the GOSPELADvo .cATE is t_he one most pote1;1t by some of our most eloquent preachers, will appear in influence in the church. It is no accident of fate that m each issue. thousands of homes today it bears the descriptive , "The 2. Sermon Material. This will come in the form of Old Reliable." It has been found to be exactly that. Sons, numerous illustrations , homiletic notes , and other matter fathers and grandfathers have been privileged to observe calculated to enrich the preacher's sermons . its cou;se, to learn of its aims, and to witnes~ its bat_tles 3. Congregational Development. Articles on various for the right . It has never sought to exercise domma­ phases of church work will appear in this department: tion over the churches; as a matter of fact, it has ever The Lord's Day Bible School; The Daily Vacation Bible warned of the danger of allowing designing men to usurp School; The Prayer Meeting; The Work of Elders and positions of dominance in the church, and for this has Deacons; Helps for Teachers ; Visitations; Personal earned their undying hatred. Evangelism ; Visual Education; Church Publicity; Televi­ While contending for a thus saith the Lord in all mat­ sion and Radio Programs; Working with the Young Peo­ ters of faith and practice , it has , at the same time, avoided ple; Congregational Singing; etc. You see at once that the extremes of radicalism and hobbyism into which men The Minister's Monthly will carry materials of interest sometimes fall ; and here, too, some of its greatest battles to all Christians . have been fought. 4. Uniform Bible Lessons. This will include a Bible Men and movements may be measured , not only by the lesson for each Lord's day of the month-a week-by-week friends which loyally rally to their standard, but by the digest of the fine lessons developed by the Gospel Advo­ enemies which their course creates . The GOSPELADVO­ cate Company . This department may not take the place CATEhas , through the years, been distinguished, as it is of a gospel quarterly , but will serve as a mighty fine today , not only by its numerous friends but also by its substitute. inveterate enemies. It is no compliment to one when all speak well of one; and the wild and wicked attacks which 5. Speaker and Audience. Instructions on the prep­ have been made on the ADVOCATEevidence the fact that aration and delivery of sermons will be given by men it stands squarely in the path of those who would destroy who are highly educated and trained in this line of work. the gains which the church has made in recent years and This will be helpful to preachers and to all who talk in lead it back into the wilderness of inactivity, indifference, public. and eventual death. The unprecedented drive for sub­ 6. The Minister's Library . Reviews of good books es­ scriptions and the unparalleled success which has attend­ pecially suitable for the library of a minister or a Chris­ ed it in which the subscription list is being raised far tian worker , together with an article from a writer who beyond that which ever characterized it is a just rebuke knows books , will fill this section of the magazine. of a faithful brotherhood to those who would destroy it 7. Miscellany. In this little department will be found if they could . a variety of things, humorous as well as sublime, adding Nearly four hundred religious papers published by­ the quality of spice to the diet of the reader. our brethren have been born, lived , and died during the Already a staff of writers, known for their ability ADVOCATE's illustrious history . Some of these were found­ and soundness in the faith, has been selected. Others ed for the sole purpose of attempting to destroy the in­ will be added to the staff from time to time . fluence of the ADVOCATE, and others have adopted this The Minister's Monthly is now a mere infant-copy goal as their chief claim to fame . Most of these move­ for the first issue has been prepared but not printed . It ments have been forgotten; and the men who prosecuted is looking for friends . Who will be its first friends? It them ?ave either seen the error of their way or else have has no subscription list. Let us make a subscription list sunk mto the oblivion which such a motive deserves. It for it. Why not send in your subscription toda y ? Better will continue to be so. still, why not make up a club of subscribers among the Under the masterly hand of B. C. Goodpasture , its preachers, the elders, the deacons, and teachers of the c_ult~red, genial editor, the AnvocATE recognizes its ob­ congregation? Why not include any Christian who de­ !1gat10n. to the Lord and its responsibility to his people sires the inspiration this periodical can give? Many will 111 fightmg the encroachments of sin and Satan from whatever source they may appear. As its circulation rises want the first issue. ~o unprecedented heights , its potentialities increase and Single subscription, $2.50 the year; in clubs of five or its possibilities for good become immeasurable . The faith­ more, only $2 each. Send all subscriptions to the Gospel ful ever ywhere will rejoice that such is so; and thank Advocate Company, 110 Seventh Avenue , North , Nash­ Go~ for this powerful medium through which and by ville, Tenn. Articles should be sent to The Minis-ter's which the truth is sent out to the world. Monthly , Box 336, Ennis , Texas .

The change in date, from January 1 to April 1, 1956, for the end of the Centennial Drive will be a distinct advantage to all who are working on large clubs. It will encourage many more to enroll as members of the GA One Hundred Club. 590 GOSPELADVOCATE

of Gospel Advocate Centennial Plan c. Acquaint them with successful methods 0 congregations. Churches report what they are doing ROY H. LANIER how they are doing their work. This not only encoura This year the Gospel Advocate Company is celebrating others to do the same thing , but it gives them ideas its one hundredth anniversary. For one hundred years how things may be done successfully. it has been serving churches of Christ throughout the d. Acquaint them with church leaders throughout nation and the world . For one hundred years preachers world. Members of any organization should desire of the gospel have had an avenue through which to re­ know about the people who take the lead in its wor port their work and to advise brethren of their avail­ Christians should know as much as possible of the m ability for work. For one hundred years a stream of pure and women who are doing outstanding work in the v gospel teaching in tracts, periodicals , and books has been ous fields of Christian activity . People will give more to flowing in ever-increasing volume from its presses . To missions when they are better acquainted with the lllta. celebrate this one hundredth anniversary in proper fash­ sionaries. ion we feel that we must reach the goal of one hundred e. Encourage them to more regular church attendance thousand subscribers. We cannot reach this goal with­ and deeper spirituality. Reading the GosPEL ADVOCA'l'I out the assistance of brethren everywhere the GosPEL every week will result in more interest in church work• ADVOCATEis read and enjoyed . We need the assistance it will put church attendance and church work on the of brethren who worship in big congregations, but we consciences of people. are mindful of our need of those brethren who worship f. Encourage greater sacrificial giving of time and in small groups . As the service we render is suited to money. As people grow spiritually, they increase their both large and small groups , so we are mindful of our giving of time and money. Some churches have found need of both and have devised a plan adapted to the use that sending the GosPEL ADVOCATEto every family has in­ of both. creased contributions more than enough to pay for the OURCENTENNIAL PLAN subscriptions. a. We are asking that churches everywhere consider WHAT CENTENNIALPLAN WILL no FOR NON-MEMBERS sending the GosPEL ADVOCATEto every family represented in its membership. Many churches are now doing this a. Teach them what to do to be saved. The GosPIL and are finding it a rich source of spiritual food, encour­ AnvocATE carries lessons every week on what people agement , and inspiration to increased activity . must do to become Christians. It is vigorously evange­ b. We are suggesting that churches send the GosPEL listic. Many people report being led to obey the gospel ADVOCATEto fifty , one hundred , or more homes of their by reading its pages . prospects , people who may be taught the truth and led b. Acquaint them with what the church in their com­ to obey the gospel. munity teaches and practices. This will increase the in­ fluence of the church in the community. c. If the officers of the church think it not wise to send the paper to every family year after year, we suggest this c. Inform them of world-wide activities of the church combination: send the paper to as many prospective fam­ and thus increase their appreciation of the church and so ilies as you can , and to every famil y in the church not remove prejudice from the hearts of many. now getting the paper send it for one year as a way of d. Encourage them to attend church and learn first­ educating and encouraging them to read more gospel lit­ hand of the church, its membership, its doctrines, and erature . Many of them will see the value of it and will its practices. renew their subscriptions at the end of the year. WHATCENTENNIAL PLAN PROVIDES COSTAND PRIVILEGES OF THE PLAN 1. Abundant Material a. One thousand two hundred forty-eight (1,248) pages a. Each subscription (regular price, $3) will cost ·only of gospel reading during the year. Where else can one $2 per year. buy so much gospel literature for so little? b. One free subscription is given with every ten paid b. Four hundred sixteen ( 416) sermons written by subscriptions . So if the church pays for 50, they will experienced gospel preachers. get 55; if they pay for 100, they will get 110. c. Fifty-two (52) Sunday school lessons taught by c. The total amount may be divided into twelve month­ sound, experienced teachers. ly payments. Fifty, plus five, subscriptions will cost d. Fifty-two (52) sermon outlines to help preachers $100. If paid by the month, it will be $8.34; if paid by and others who wish to prepare lessons for the salvation the week , it will be $2.09. One hundred , plus ten, will of souls and the edification of the church. cost $16.67 per month , or $4.17 per week. This is broken e. A guide to encourage daily Bible study and prayer down to show how easy it will be to carry such a program. in the family circle. d. If for any reason the church sees fit to drop the f. More than six thousand five hundred (6,500) re­ name of one family, another can be put in its place with­ ports from preachers and churches all over the world out extra charge. This privilege will be appreciated in during the year. Every member of the church should be handling the list of prospects. interested in the growth of the church , and there is no WHATCENTENNIAL PLAN WILL DOFOR CHURCH MEMBERS better source of information than in the reports from the people who make the news. a. Increase their Bible knowledge . Churches are grow­ ing so rapidly and adults are being brought into the 2. Increased Effectiveness membership without previous teaching in Bible classes a. Sending the paper to families both in and out of the so elders need to use every means available to indoc­ church will increase and extend the power of your preach­ trinate their people. We believe there is no paper or er's influence. It will increase the effectiveness of your book, except the Bible, that will give people more solid work like adding another full-time man to your force of gospel teaching than the GOSPELADVOCATE. workers, but will cost only a fraction as much money. b. Inform them of mission efforts of other congrega­ b. Add to the effectiveness of your program of edifying tions. People need to know what other groups are doing. the church. The whole church can get eight lessons plus Paul stirred the Corinthian church to greater efforts by other interesting and valuable material each week, and telling them what Macedonian churches were doing. (2 this cannot fail to add to the effectiveness of your pro­ Cor. 8: lff.) gram of edification. July 14, 1955 GOSPELADVOCATE 591 Make it possi ble for you to get the gospel_ to many A PLEDGEON OURPART . c. ore lost people than you are now reachmg. The While talking with elders of churches about using this times;\ obligated to reach every person in its commu­ plan, we frequently meet this objection: "There is too c~urcwi:h the gospel. Many of them will not come to much bitter personal wrangling between brethren; I nity ur preac her . You are obligated ~o put the gospel would be embarrassed to hand some issues to my neigh­ ~e~~~~ homes . There is no better way to do it than to bors." Usually the brother who raises this objection has m .1 the GosPEL ADVOCATEinto those homes every week . not been a regular reader during the last five or ten ma~ This metho d will add to the effectiveness of your years, but we must admit there is some ground for fears rog~am of perso nal work. Each non-ChristiaI?- _family that such might again appear in the paper, and so we Ph t recei ves the GosPEL ADVOCATEshould be v1s1ted_as pledge the brethren that the paper will be kept as free ~f:en as wisdom indicates for the purpose of encouraipng from such as is humanly possible; we pledge to make the them to read the paper regularly, and to answer quest10ns paper just as nearly what your neighbor should read as that may have been raised in their minds as to its teaching. we can. The reader should read Brother Goodpasture's 3. Som e A dditional Ad vantages editorial in this issue for h.is statement. May the day a Gives the church indirect contact with its member­ never come when the GosPEL ADVOCATEwill refuse to ex­ ship· plus a num ber of prospective members each week pose false doctrines and reprove false teachers; but the in the year . The continuity and regularity of contacts day has come , thank God , whe1;1the _pages _of the G_o~P!:L result in success where a .lack of these things means ADVOCATEwill not be filled with bitter tirades, VICIOUS backbiting, and petty personal bickerii:gs void of the failure . spirit of brotherly love and tol~ran~e which ~ould_ char­ b. Dir ect fr om publisher to homes of people. Distribu­ acterize those whose greatest JOY IS found m trymg to tion of tr acts is good , but these must be left at the door help one another get to heaven. if distribu ted in great numbers. There i..!S so much "trash" placed in door s each week tha~ valuable reading mat_ter CONCLUDINGPERTINENT QUESTIONS is put in the waste basket with the trash. But usmg By what other means can you reach so many people GosPELADVO CATE CENTENNIALPLAN pla ces gospel teaching with the gospel in such permanent form and in such ap­ in the mai l box and demands attention of the receiver. pealing style? c. Makes pr ivate study possible . Many people will Are you responsible for teaching the people of your read a paper that makes a good appearance if they can community who will not attend church services? If yes, have it in the pr ivacy of their homes , though they might by the use of what other method are you as sure you can not rea d it if th eir friends and associates were present. get the gospel into their homes as you are when you have And ma ny will read the gospel who will not attend a the GOSPELAnvocATE mailed to them each week? gospel meeting to hear it preached . Would you be willing to pay a preacher $200 to preach d. Printe d matter lingers longer. l·.i.radio or television ten sermons to one hundred people who do not now attend lesson mu st be grasped in a moment of time or it is gone your services? (That is more people than yve usually forever , but a lesson on the printed page lingers a long reach during a meeting of ten days, and few, If any , who time to be re read as many times as interest demands. do come attend all ten services .) If yes , would you not One wh o hea rs your preacher may have his attention be more willing to pay the Gospel Advocate Compan y called away fr om the sermon at a vital moment and lose $200 ($16.67 per month; $4.17 per week) to preach 416 the lesson forev er; but if he is reading a paper , he may go sermons to 400 people (100 families of four each) who do back , if his att ention is diverted , to reread it. not attend your services? e. Better than a tract or book. The GOSPELADVOCATE We believe this to be an opportunity which churches is bette r than tracts or books for circulation among non­ of Christ cannot afford to let slip by without using. We Christia ns because of the variety of m 3.terial. The arti­ should not allow anyone to go into judgment unprepared cles are short er and the material is more condensed. Tracts without using every means at our command to save him and books do not have reports of wc:,rk being done . The from eternal destruction . If you have not used the printed practical side of Christianity , saving th e lost and carini page by sending it into the homes of your neighbors ev­ for th e poor and need y, appeals to people as much as the ery week, we insist that you give the GosPEL ADVOCATE doctrin al issues, and in many cases it has a greater appeal. CENTENNIALPLAN a trial. It is sound , wise , economical , POSSIBILITIESOF THE CENTENNIALPLAN and effective. You can never be sure you have done all in your power to save your neighbor until you have Some people think our goal of one hundred thousand tried it. subsc ribers is too big; they think it is a fantastic num­ ber. We hav e been oatisfied long enough to be little , to accomplish far less than we are able to do. The following suggestions will show that our goal is well within our reach : Special 30-Day Centennial Offer 1. We should have 20 churches that will send the GOSPEL ADVOCATE FOR ONE YEAR GOSPELADVOC ATE to 500 families , making a total of 10,000. (52 ISSUES) FOR ONLY $2.00 2. We should have 100 churches ~ending the GOSPEL Features of ADVOCATE- ADVOCATEto 250 families , making a total of 25,000. A Magazine for the Entire Family: 3. We should have 500 churches sending the GOSPEL ADVOCATEt o 100 families , making a total of 50,000. Scriptural Articles by Large and Competent Staff An 4. We should have 500 churches sending the GosPEL Regular Features for the Family: VOCATEto 50 families, making a total of 25,000. "Know Your Bible" Family Quiz 5. We should have 500 churches sending the GosPEL Daily Guide for Family Bible Study ADVOCATEt o 25 families, making a total of 12,500. "Outstanding Christian Families" Series 6. And we can find 250 people who will send the Gos­ Sunday Morning Bible School Lesson Reviewed PELA DVOCATE to 10 people , making a total of 2,500. This News Reports from Around the Globe makes a gr and total of 125,000. This would reach one-half million pe ople , less than half of our own people. Maybe Timely and Thou ght-Provoking Editorials our ~oal is not high enough yet! We can do big things if Fill in the Order Blank and Mail It Today we aim to do big things. 592 GOSPEL ADVOCATE

Why We Believe the Bible both the Old and New Testaments bear in their books th repeated claims to divine origin and authority. Eith e FRANK PACK the Bible is what it claims to be or it is a stupendo: No other group of people have exalted the authority of fraud , one of the greatest man has ever known. Su the Bible alone in matters of faith and practice so con­ claims of divine . origin challenge the reader immediatei11 sistently as churches of Christ, pleading "where the to faith and surrender or rejection . There can be / Scriptures speak , we speak: where the Scriptures are piecemeal acceptance of what may please the reader. 0 silent, we are silent." However , when this plea is made Third, we believe the Bible to be God's word because in our modern world , the question is often raised, "Why of the accurac y with which its writers foretold the events do you believe the Bible to be God 's word and complete­ of the future. Such power of future knowledge is be­ ly authoritative in religion?" There are many that re­ yond the ordinar y abilities of man. · Yet repeatedly in ject its authority. Modern Protestantism has largely both the Old and New Testament prophecies were made given up its allegiance to the Bible and has spent much concerning future events, some of them centuries re­ of its effort in trying to discount the absolute authority moved from the time of prediction , showing the remark­ of God's word. Roman Catholicism has discredited the able disclosure by God to his prophets of the workin Bible 's authority while professing to be its friend , by out of his divine plans. If there were no other propheJ claiming that it is not the complete authority , nor even in the Bible than the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah that final , for the final and absolute authority in the Roman alone would convince the honest mind that God g~ided Catholic Church is the living voice of the church ex­ the prophet in his foretelling concerning the Messiah. pressed primarily through the pronouncements of the Fourth , we believe the Bible because of its remark­ pope. Many modern sects that claim some allegiance to able unity. Consider the number of writers who partici­ the Bible have taught its inadequacy so that they might pated in its writing, their varied backgrounds, the length give place to some "modern revela tion or modern scrip­ of time during which revelation was being given to man­ ture" given by an "inspired " modern prophet or leader. kind, the languages in which the Bible was written, the We shall attempt in this article to set forth some reasons different historical circumstances and geographical situa­ why we believe in the Bible as God's word to man. tions involved , and the wide variety of literary forms in First, we believe the Bible to be God's word because which its message is expressed. One must marvel in the it is reasonable to believe in it. Believing in a personal face of all these consiJerations at its wondrous unity. We God who is good , wise , hol y, and loving , a God who is in­ turn rapidly from one i:-art of the Bible to another with­ finitely concerned about moral and spiritual values , and out thinking of the fact that we have moved from one infinitely interested in having fellowship with men who writer to another with an entirely different age and situa­ are also persons ( and this is the only conception of God tion addressed , yet we find the word of God giving us that will adequately account for the moral nature of the consistent teaching of God's will , without conflict and man), we believe that it is highly probable that God contradiction . In no human area of study and writing can would not have left men without a revelation of his will one find such remarkable unity. What unified the writers for them. Men so deeply need guidance , for they are not and guided them? The inspiration of God is responsible. only ignorant, but also sinful with their understandings Another reason for believing the Bible to be God's distorted by their iniquity. Whatever indications the word is its wondrous combination of depth anct simplicity. natural world can give of the Creator's power and wis­ The language of scripture is simple , usuall y written in dom , it does not disclose God 's concern for man and his the idiom of everyday speech and filled with the figures redemption . We believe that in the Bible is found God's of common life . Yet there is a profound richness and revelation for mankind, and the destiny he is planning depth to the thought of the Bible that the greatest minds for redeemed man to enjo y. It is reasonable that a per­ cannot exhaust. For an illustration , the Gospel of John sonal God would make known himself to human persons is written in some of the simplest language of the Bible, that can respond to his will. Since God cannot be dis­ yet it introduces some of the most profound considera­ covered through man 's search , he must make himself tions found in God's word. Some of the greatest sages known to man through revelation. of the ages have been enthralled by its wisdom . Yet, Second , we believe that the Bible is God's word be­ the common peopl e have read its simple language and cause it claims to be God's word . Any book making such found nourishment for their faith . outstanding claims has a right to be examined on the The sixth reason for believin g the Bible to be divine basis of its claims . In both the Old and New Testaments in origin is the superiority of its teaching about God. the words are repeatedly said to come from God. Moses The pagan gods were so immoral and pictured so crudely claimed to speak God's law directl y revealed from hea v­ by ancient writings . How different with the Bible's rev­ en. The prophets of the Old Testament emphaticall y elation of the one true God! The contrast is so marked claimed that their message was not of human but divine between the God of the Bible and the pagan deities. Even origin. They spoke for God , and declared God's will . The the philosophical conceptions of God have been so insipid, manner in which Jesus and his apostles constantl y re­ meaningless , and inadequate in comparison to the God of ferred to the Old Testament passages with the familiar the Bible . The completeness with which God's nature "It is written" showed the reverence with which the y re­ and action are set forth in the Bible is one evidence for garded that portion of the Bible. To cite such passages the fact that these things did not come from man . and credit them to the Hol y Spirit's power was authority In addition , think of the teaching about Jesus Christ. enough for them. Our Lord claimed that he fulfilled the The life , character , teaching, and work of our Lord de­ law and the prophets. (Matt. 5: 17; Luke 24: 44.) The scribed in the New Testament and prepared for through Bible specifically claims that "all Scripture is given by the Old Testament set him apart from all men. No man inspiration of God ." (2 Tim. 3: 16.) The apostle Peter has ever so captured the interest of sinful and oppressed declares, "No prophecy ever came by the will of man: but mankind as has Jesus. Such a person could not have men spake from God , being moved by the Holy Spirit. " been created by men 's imaginations. Instead, when we (2 Pet. 1: 21.) In the same epistle Peter placed the see Jesus , we see the Father himself. writings of Paul beside the other scriptures as of equal Another reason for accepting the divine origin of the authority and validity. The New Testament writings Bible is the character of the religion it sets forth. Its were of equal sanctit y and authorit y with the Old Testa­ ethical standards are loft y and demanding . The inward­ ment writings. Warnings are given to the readers of ness of its religious teaching , the spiritual emphasis made, the Bible not to add to its words , nor subtract from its the unselfish service to others that it sets forth-all of message. (1 Pet. 4: 11; 1 Cor . 4: 6; Rev. 22: 18, 19.) Thus, (Continued on page 594) GOSPELADVOCATE 593 July 14, 1955 Does the Gospel Advocate Represent the From the first page of the GosPEL ADVOCATEfor March 8, 1900, the editor of that page, F . D. Srygley , quoted with Church of Christ Denomination? approval the following from the "Christian Standard ": h Action Is the Church of Christ Going to Take in the "While all believers remained simply Christians, a W a~,fatter of Integrating the Races in the Schools? sect institution was utterly impossible. Either through G. C. BREWER ignorance of the gospel truth or through the undue in­ fluence of their mistaken leaders, some have been pre­ Th heading of this article, as our readers will readily vailed upon to accept a party name and to submit to the ensists of two questions. The answer to the first of authority of party management . Yet Christianity is no s~e, coquestions will really make unnecessary an answer more responsible for their party affiliations than the con­ t e:~esecond question .. However, we s~all answ~r both stitutional rights of the American freedom are responsi­ to estions cate gorically m these words of mtroduct10n and ble for his submission to the direction of political bosses ili'en give a full st~te~ent as to th~ purpose ?f the Gos- and party managers. Christianity does not make denom­ AovocATEin this issue. Then , m a later issue of the inations or sects. The spirit and letter of apostolic teach ­ PE~er this writer will treat the subject of segregation. ing is that Christians shall be of the same mind and of pa Th'e Gos PEL ADVOCATEhas been in existence for one the ·same judgment, and that there shall be no divisions hundred years. It is, with this issue, celebrating its cen­ among them. So it is very evident , then , that Christian­ tennial. For about half of this one hundr~d years , the ity is not responsible for denominationalism . But , fur­ resent writer has been on the staff of this paper. He ther still, what we call 'Protestantism ' is ho stile to the feels that he is qualified to say what the GOSPELADVOCATE denominational disorder of Christendom . None of the represents and w~at it does not r~pr~sent. But, in an­ great reformers planned to organize a sect. Their pur­ swering this question , he shall avail himself of what the pose was to set the people free from ecclesiastical bond­ editors of the GosPEL ADVOCATEhave said in the past. age, and bring them into the liberty of sons of God. Here is our answer: This paper has endeavored to ad­ Usually smaller souls comin g after, or else contemporaries vocate the gospel in "its sweet , sublime simplicity and its injudiciously affecting the reformer 's judgment, are re­ peerless, primitive purity." It d~es not represe1:t any sect sponsible for the sect organization . Protestantism means in religion, any party , any faction , nor does it endorse loyalty to the word of God and liberty in Jesus Christ. the tendency to sectarianize scriptural names and scrip­ The lives of millions within the denominations , in a large tural doctrines. It does not represent the Church of degree, represent Protestantism, which , in its essence, is Christ denomination, or the Church of God denomination, a plea for a return to primitive Christianit y. But such or any other denomination. Simple churches of Christ is not the meaning of the denominational organization it­ are not organized except in a congregational sense. They self; for the moment that at human order is adopted and have no earthly head or headquarters, they are not com­ a human creed different from the divine creed of the bined in any convention, association, or in any other type church, then the Protestant principle is abandoned, and, of organization. They are organized locally because of in a measure, men go back to the weak and beggarly ele­ geographical reasons and then the type of organization is ments of Roman Catholicism , from which they were only the scriptural description of a church of Christ. once set free. So far as the ecclesiastical polity and the With this statement we shall now allow the men who human articles of faith are concerned , there is just as wrote for the GOSPELADVOCATE and edited it in the early much warrant for a Roman Catholic as for a Protestant years of its existence to speak for us. denominational organization ; and , in fact, the Romanist From the first page of the GOSPELADVOCATE for March has an element of consistenc y which his brother of the 15, 1900, we take the following: orthodox denominational persuasion cannot claim . His . "Protecti on, Kan. , February 24, 1900.-0f what reli­ position is that the church is the source of spiritual au­ g10us denomination is the GOSPEL ADVOCATE? I have thority on the earth , and has a right to make such changes searched the paper for its religious views in vain. I in the form of services and the symbols of faith as she know it advocates immersion , which I like; but I cannot may elect. The Protestant , on the other hand, appeals determine whether it is of the Baptist or Campbellite . to the word of God as his standard of authority, and con­ persuas ion. Please let me know. Address Mrs. S. A. tends that what may not be supported thereby is not to Ross." be practiced. Happy is the man who condemns not him­ "Of what religious denomination is the New Testa­ self in that which he alloweth. Every believer who sup­ ment? The GosPEL ADVOCATEtries to be exactly like the ports a party organization is lending his influence to neu­ New '!'~stament in teaching and practice, without regard tralize the Protestant and Christian principle. Denom­ t~ reh g10us denominations, and it always states its 'reli­ inationalism is a sin, because , among other things , first , it g10us views ' as clearly as it can. Has anybody ever fails to give full honor to Christ ; second , it puts human sea_r~hed the New Testament carefully to see 'of what authority in the place of the divine ; third , it is in conflict rehg10us denomination' it is? Nobody understands that with the plain teachin gs of the Scripture on Christian the New Testament is of any denomination. There were unity; fourth, it postp ones the fulfillment of the Saviour's no denominations in New Testament times and there prayer that all hi s disciples mi ght be one , and that the oug~t to be none now. All Christians were '~ne body in world might believ e tha t God had sent him. While Ro­ Christ , and every one members one of another' in those manism, by its despotic formalism and blasphemous as­ days , ~nd they ought to be that way yet. That 'one body sumption of divine functions , is hindering the progress of Chn_st' was the church and every Christian was a mem­ of the gospel , curr ent denominationalism , which has ber of it. Every Christian is a member of the same body checked the Protestant movement toward Christ and neu­ now , ~nd no one has any scriptural authority to belong to tralized the splendid force of the evangelical faith by its ~nythmg else. The GOSPELADVOCATE is of that 'one body divisions and rivalries , has injuriously cooperated with m Christ ,' which is the church, and it is not of anything Rome in putting obstacles in the wa y of the conversion else.. It_belongs to no denomination ; it opposes all de­ of the world!" :io~mations. It is not of the Baptist persuasion, nor yet On the front page of the issue for January 23, 1896, we is it o~ t~e Campbellite persuasion. It is persuadeq to be find that a paper called the Christian Preacher published a C:hn~tian, and nothing else; to belong to the church, at Corinth , Ark., took issue with F. D. Sr ygley's statement which is ~he body of Christ, and nothing else; to preach that "there is no religious part y in the New Testament ~nd practice everything Christians preached and practiced which does not include all Christians " and said that there ilnfNew Testament times, and nothing else. Is that right? were such parties in the New Testament as Sadducees , not, why not?" Pharisees, etc., and they did not include all Christians . 594 GOSPELADV OCATE July 14, 1955

The criticism was a mere quibble, but Brother Srygley's not to be one of 'us' before he ceases to be a Christian answer was so complete and pointed, and it sets forth and cuts himself off from the body of Christ, is to admit so clearly what the GOSPELAnvocATE still teaches, that that 'we' are a sect of Christians. The terms of fellow­ we here give in full that reply: ship in the church are as broad as the conditions of sal­ "If the 'sentence is not correct,' it can be easily cor­ vation in heaven, in all cases where any conditions at all rected . To avoid ambiguity, then, let it be so amended as are applicable . 'We' are not 'on broad Bible ground,' if to read, The New Testament approves 'no religious party 'we' do not include all whom 'we' admit God recognizes which does not include all Christians.' Quite to the con­ as Christians, unless God is on something wider than trary , everything in the way of a religious party which 'broad Bible ground.' No matter how many go 'off does not include all Christians is condemned by the New at tangents from the truth ,' 'or in how many different di­ Testament in all those passages which speak against di­ rections they go, they all belong to 'us' till they cease to visions in the church. This idea has been stated in so be Christians and cut themselves off from the body of many different sentences in these columns, any reader Christ , or church of God, unless 'we' are a mere sect of ought to understand it, even though some of the sentences Christians ." which express it may not be correct. According to the This was written before many of us were born, but New Testament the church is the body of Christ, and ev­ the present editor and staff writers of this paper endorse ery Christian is a member of it. (Col. i. 18, 24; Eph. i. 22, these sentiments with all our hearts and souls. Those who 23; Rom . xii. 4, 5; 1 Cor. xii. 27; John xv. 5.) The Phari­ produce the GosPEL ADVOCATEnow are Christians-noth­ sees, Sadducees, Herodians, the Judaizers, and the parties ing more and nothing less . If "other Christians" differ in the church at Corinth are all condemned by the New from us, they must add that which differentiates them. Testament . As to those who said 'I am of Christ' in the Hence they must be something more than Christians. church at Corinth, if they formed themselves into a sect The GosPEL ADVOCATErepresents Christianity-nothing which did not include all Christians in Corinth, they were more; nothing less. wrong and condemned in that respect by the same prin­ ciples which condemn all other sects, though they were right in that 'they took no human names.' As to 'the sect Why We Believe the Bible everywhere spoken against,' it included all Christians . It (Continued from page 592) was not a sect of Christians, but all Christians considered as a sect. The same is true of 'the sect of the Nazarenes.' these make the religion of the Bible superior to anything These two expressions are but different names for . the that man knows or has known. The Bible meets the same sect. It included all Christians. No one could be a needs of mankind, for it is designed to provide just what Christian without belonging to that sect. It was the 'one the spirit of man should have for growth into godlike­ body in Christ.' It was the church . 'We' are not that ness. Its influence has always been to lift humanity, to sect if 'we' do not include all Christians . Those who increase the spirit of service and human brotherhood , to confess that one can be a Christian and yet not be one make men and women live more richly and be fortified to of 'us' acknowledge by that confession that 'we' are a withstand the tests and trials of life. The hope that it sect of Christians. If 'we' differ in no respect from Chris­ holds before the human heart is satisfying. Within its tians there are as many of 'us' as there are Christians in treasures can be found the power to bless all men of every the world. If one can be a Christian and not be one of station, race, or culture if they will give it an opportunity 'us,' there is some difference between 'us' and Christians. in their lives. If there are any Christians who are called Episcopalians, Another reason for believing the Bible is its credibility. Presbyterians, Baptists , Saints, or Disciples, they belong Although not claiming to be a textbook on history pri­ to the church of God, which is the body of Christ. No marily, its historical accuracy has been proven repeatedly one can be a Christian and not be a member of that as men have explored and studied the ancient civiliza­ church or body. If there are no members of that church tions. This writer is persuaded that many of the his­ or body among the denominations, it is because there are torical problems that still apparently exist will through no Christians there. If 'we' are not merely a party or our further knowledge of the ancient world be cleared up sect of Christians, everyone who is a member of the body and prove increasingly the accuracy of the Bible . Too of Christ or church of God is one of 'us,' even though he often has the Bible been right, and the scoffing critic of belongs to the Baptists , Presbyterians, Methodists, Dis­ its accuracy been proven wrong. The Bible, while not a cipl es, Episcopalians, or some other denomination. If the textbook of science , is accurate in its scientific informa­ fact that a man belongs to a denomination does not pre­ tion. Very often the Bible has been abused by its readers vent him from being a Christian , it does not keep him who have tried to force down upon it their own concep­ from being one of 'us ,' unless 'we' are a mere sect of tions and ideas rather than letting the word of God stand Christians . If 'we' belong to nothing but the church, on its own message. When it has been correctly inter­ which is the body of Christ, no one can get loose from preted, the Bible has never conflicted with the assured 'us' without getting out of that church or body . If a results of scientific research. Christian is in any denomination, he belongs to the church To these reasons given many others could be added: of God and a denomination, too. He is right as to the its marvelous dignity and literary quality placing it in church , but wrong as to the denomination. The thing to the forefront of all literature, its remarkable preserva­ do is to get out of the denomination and stay in the tion through the ages, its vitality in the face of repeated church . He does not have to join 'us,' or unite with 'us,' critical and destructive attacks , its universal appeal de­ or anything else. If he is really a Christian , he already spite these attacks made upon it . While these are all belongs to the church of God, or body of Christ, and helps to our faith, basically the strongest argument that there is no authority in the New Testament for any can be made for our faith in the Bible as God's word is its Christian to belong to anything else. In belonging to a power and · impact upon us personally as we read and denomination he is in violation of the plain teaching of study it. Approaching the Bible with an open mind , our the New Testament. Denominationalism is simply sin, hearts are profoundly impressed with its truth , the depth to be repented of and turned away from, just like every­ of its ideas , the scope of its teaching. This writer believes thing else God has plainly condemned. How much sin that no man can daily meditate upon the Bible without a Christian can commit without ceasing to be a Christian knowing that this b~ok is from God , for just as Nico­ and severing himself from the body of Christ is a prob­ demus spoke concernm g our Lord, it might be said con­ lem no one should experiment upon; but to say one can cerning the Bible , "No book can do the things that it does get far enough into denominationalism, or anything else, except God be revealed in it.'> JuLy 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 595

What Must the Alien Do to Be Saved? On that very day the apostles began to preach in J e­ rusalem where there were assembled "Jews, devout men , C. R. NICHOL from every nation under heaven ," Cretans and Arabians , The Christian dispensation, in which we live, began sojourners from Rome, and proselytes. The people were on the first Pentecost following the ascension of Christ, amazed, for they heard in their own language. On that where he was seated at the right hand of Jehovah, on day "all nations" were represented. Proselytes were , the onl y throne promised him. nationally, Gentiles, but had become religiously, Jews. In Old Testament times Jehovah made promise of a In the preaching on that day, arguments after argu­ new covenant. (Jer. 31: 31-34.) In the old covenant sins ments were presented, based on statements in the old were "remembered again" every year; in the new cove­ covenant, driving conviction to the heart of the ones nant sins forgiven are "remembered no more." listening, with the exhortation: '~know assuredly"-be­ Speaking of "covenants" we read: "For where a tes­ lieve with confidence, let there be no doubts, that J eho­ tament [covenant] is, there must glso of necessity be the vah hath made Jesus "Lord and Christ." Conviction was death of the testator. For a testament [covenant] is of carried to the hearts of men, as is evidenced by the fact force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength that they were "pricked in their heart," and said: "What at all while the testator liveth." (Heb. 9: 16, 17.) Christ shall we do?" The fact that they wished to know what made his testament while living, and named its executors. to do is evidence that they believed, and to their inquiry While he was living he blessed as was proper to him; but the answer was made: "Repent ye, and be baptized every since his death blessings provided in the new covenant one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission are had by complying with the terms therein named . of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Christ came to seek and to save the "lost." (Luke 19: Spirit .... They then that received his word were bap­ 10.) He came to call sinners unto repentance. (Luke 5: tized," and of course, received the remission of their sins, 32.) The salvation he gives is called the "great salva­ were saved as Christ had promised: "He that believeth tion." This salvation was "at the first" ... "spoken and is baptized shall be saved." through the Lord," and "was confirmed unto us by them The apostles were laboring under the great commis­ that heard " him. (Heb. 2: 1-3.) The way into the holy sion , and no one can fail to understand the direct answer place was not made known while the first tabernacle was given, unless some preacher who has espoused a false standing. (Heb. 9: 8.) theory assists him to misunderstand the answer given. Before his death Christ made selection of those who For what were the people seeking when they asked the were to be the executors of the new covenant, and apostles: "What shall we do?" Remission of sins, or sal­ schooled them for some three years during his personal vation, of course, for they had been convinced to two ministry, and for forty days following his resurrection things at least, that they were sinners, and that Jesus was he taught them things pertaining to the kingdom of God. the Christ. (Acts 1: 1-4.) In the answer given by Peter there are two verbs, "re­ Following his resurrection he gave the great commis­ pent" and "be baptized." These verbs are connected by sion, prefacing its delivery with these words: "All au­ the conjunction, "and." "Repentance" was in the name of thority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Christ to be preached (Luke 24: 47) , and with baptism is Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, declared to be for the remission of sins, "He that believeth baptizing them into the name of the Father and the Son and is baptized shall be saved." (Mark 16: 15, 16.) and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to observe all Commenting on Acts 2: 38, Mr. Horatio B. Hackett, things whatsoever I commanded you." (Matt. 28: 18-20.) D.D. (Baptist), Professor of Biblical Literature in New­ "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to ton Theological Institute (Baptist), said: "The clause for the whole creation. He that believeth and is baptized the forgiveness of sins we connect naturally with both shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be con­ the preceding verbs. This clause states the motive or ob­ demned." (Mark 16: 15, 16.) · ject which should induce them to repent and be baptized. "And he said unto them, Thus it is written, That the It enforced the entire exhortation , not one part to the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the exclusion of the other." (Pp. 68, 69.) Dr . Thayer, in his third day; and that repentance and remission of sins Greek-English Lexicon (the greatest Greek-English Lexi­ should be preached in his name unto all the nations, be­ con of the New Testament ever published), says the ginning from Jerusalem . Ye are witnesses of these things. phrase "for remission of sins" in Acts 2: 38, means: "to And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon obtain the forgiveness of sins." The two verbs in the you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with sentence, "repent and be baptized," are each modified by power from on high." (Luke 24: 46-49.) the clause "for the remission of sins." That one must believe in Christ to be saved is not Those who believe in Christ find in the foregoing questioned by those who accept the Bible. But faith only, great commission the authority to administer baptism. faith alone does not save one. From the foregoing we learn: Faith must "work by love" to avail. Circumcision 1. Christ was raised. availeth nothing, uncircumcision availeth nothing , but 2. He then declared he had "all authority in heaven faith which works by love. (Gal. 5: 6.) (1) Faith must and on earth. " exist. (2) Faith must work before it "avails." (Gal. 5: 6.) 3. He commanded them to go into "all the world." Many "who believed turned unto the Lord ." (Acts 11: 4. Make disciples of all nations, by preaching the 21.) They believed. They turned unto the Lord . Th ey gospel. believed before they turned unto the Lord. From thi.s 5. To baptize believers. we know they were not saved when they "believed" for 6. To teach repentance in the name of Christ. the word says they believed, and turned. The turning 7. That "he that believeth and is baptized shall be came after they believed, and "pardon" comes after one saved." turns unto the Lord. (Isa. 55: 6, 7.) Not · only so, but 8. To go to Jerusalem and abide there till they were one must "RP.pent ye therefore, and turn again , that vour "clothed with power from on high." sins may be ilotted out." (Acts 3: 19.) "That they should The history tells us that they did go to Jerusalem and repent and turn to God ." (Acts 26: 20.) Turning unto remained there till the first Pentecost following the the L~rd comes after believing, as well as repenting , ascension of Christ , and then the Holy Spirit came as hence 1t cannot be that one is saved the moment he he promised, and they began to speak as the Holy Spirit · lieves, his faith must "work by love" to avail. gave them utterance. (Acts 2: 1-4.) (Continued on page 614) 596 GOSPEL ADVOCATE July 14, 1955 The Worship of God heard and saw , I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things. And he saith unt o CLEO E. \VALLACE me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee We have it from high authorit y that the Greek word and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that translated worship "denotes an act of reverence whether keep the words of this book : worship God. " (Rev. 22: paid to a creature , or to the Creator. " The n~ture and 8, 9.) "Then saith Jesus unto him , Get thee hence, Satan: ~istory ~f m~n make it certain that th~ need for worship for it is written , Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God , mheres m his very being and is universal. Men every ­ and him only shalt thou serve ." (Matt. 4: 10.) Thus where. and in all ages have sought God, felt after him, did Jesus rebuke the devil in the hour of temptation when and tried to find him, for indeed "in him we live and that evil spirit made a supreme bid for his ct'evotion. move, and have our being . ... For we are also hi~ off­ A corrupt worship is a perverted worship and degrades spring ." Without him there is not peace or rest for the him who engages in it. Nothing lower than God is worthy burdened soul of man. He knows too much to be satis­ of the worship of man. We are told of those who "know­ fied and too little for the assurance he craves. In all ing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave forms of worship , including the false and superstitious, thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their man reac _hes for help . He needs a source of strength senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to beyond himself. He is helpless, guilty, burdened by pain be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the and sorrow, and lives in the shadow and fear of death . incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of cor­ These obvious and painful wants can be supplied only in ruptible man, and of birds , and four-footed beasts , and the worship of a Supreme Being whose power and benev ­ creeping things." (Rom. 1: 21-23.) "They exchanged olence are unlimited. the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served . Jesus, ~he Chri~t, swept aside all temporary and arti­ the creature rather than the Creator , who is blessed for ficial barriers of time and place and authoritatively an ­ ever. Amen." (Verse 25.) The y gave God up, refused nounced the truth about worship that can satisfy the to have him in their knowledge. Result? God gave needs of man everywhere .. To the woman at the well, them up , and they became reprobate and depraved. The he said: worship of God in spirit and truth is the only thing that "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true wor­ can elevate man. The very Being of God and the nature shippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for of man declare that it must be so. ~uch d~t1:1the Father seek to be his worshippers. God When Paul moved about in the city of Athens "his is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full spirit and truth." (John 4: 23, 24.) of idols." He could not and did not k~ep quiet. He called their worship of "objects" a worship of "ignorance" . ~o we fin~ here the divine formula for bringing the and directed their attention to the God that made the spmt of man m~o yeacef~l and satisfying fellowship with th~ Supreme Spirit , who is God . No other fellowship can world and made man and exhorted them to seek him . brmg the peace and rest that man craves. The spirit of "Worship God ." man _wa~ made in t~e image of God. Even though marred We are familiar with the idea of man seeking God by sm, a spark disturbs our clod." It is fanned into a and praying to God , but behold! and wonder! God seeks flame by the love and knowledge of God and the true and after man and prays to man. Throu gh his Son, he pleads with man to come , do his will , and find rest. Paul says intelligent worship that results. Paul put it this way: "W , "For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in e are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as the gospel of his Son." (Rom. 1: 9.) though God were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God ." (2 Cor . 5: 20.) It is clear from the text that God seeks worshipers God loves man, because he made him and put his own but there are some "must" conditions which must be met' image in him. He does not want man to walk in dark­ ?r the worship is vain, useless, and disappointing. Ther~ ness and despair. The worship and service of God is the is "true" _wors~ip_ and there is "vain" or false worship. only way of life that can satisfy man and make him T~e one is u~hftmg;. the other degrading . The wrong happy . That is the reason that God said to his wayward kmd of worship can smk a man into despair as certainly people, whose sins were as scarlet, who had no sound­ as t~e . right kind can lift him into peace. Terms and ness in them , "Come now, and let us reason together ." condit10ns of true worship cannot come from human (Isa. 1: 18.) "I have spread out my hands all the day sources . They are not born or nourished by human wis ­ unto a rebellious people." (Isa. 65: 2.) dom or culture ". They must be revealed ) yea ) they have b een revea 1 e d , not in words which man's wisdom teach - "They that worship him must worship in spirit and eth, but which the Spirit teacheth." (1 Cor. 2: 13.) "O truth." When man loves God with all his heart mind Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself· it soul, and strength , which is the greatest of all codimand ~ is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." (Jer. ments , the "spirit" part of worship is well taken care of. 10: 23.) "_Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne , and It guarantees proper reverence and due regard for God's the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye will in matters of worship. Such a man will feel no dis­ build unto me? and what place shall be my rest? For position whatever to dictate to God or insist on havin .g all these things hath my hand made and so all these his ow~ way. It will be "Have thine own way, Lord , things came to be, saith Jehovah ; but to this man will have thme own way ." He shares the spirit of those who I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, "fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped and that trembleth at my word." (Isa . 66: 1, 2.) God , saying, Amen : Blessin g, and glory, and wisdom , and thanksgiving, and honor, and power , and might , be . What the world calls worship dictated purely by feel­ unto our God for ever and ever. Amen ." (Rev. 7: 11, 12.) mgs of either propriety or pride is not acceptable to God . When men ignore or reject God and forget "his everlast­ How can we worship God acceptably? There is only ing power and divinity," any worship they render be ­ one v,ay , do what God says and do not presume to add to comes "will-worship," which is clearly condemned . (Col. or take from his expressed will. There is no way to know 2: 23.) "Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in what God desires in the way of worship except what he will -worship, and humility, and severity to the body; has revealed in his word. To assume that an offering o'.' but are not of any value against the indulgence of the worship will be well-pleasing to God in tr.e absence of flesh." Even the apostle John erred on one occasion when an expression of his will is pure presum ;;'jo n. It ought he was awed and overcome by the presence of an angel to be perfectly obvious that a man who will not obey who showed him such wonderful things. "And when I (Continued on page 606) July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 597 The Christian Home Is a Divine Institution and forms of spending your leisure time. Can you dis­ agree with each other without being disagreeable? Are M. N ORVEL YOUNG your backgrounds similar so that there will not be too Marriage is a divine institution. In the beginning great a difference in what you expect out of life? Do you when God created man he saw that it was not good for both love children? him to be alone and he created woman. He said, "There­ 4. Is he or she efficient? fore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall Many marriages break up because the man is lazy and cleave unto his wife; and they two shall be one flesh." can't hold a job or because the wife refuses to keep house. Jesus said , "What therefore God hath joined together, let A happy marriage is not an accident. It is the result of not man put asunder. " The Psalmist exulted in the good­ plenty of hard work. It is an achievement. It is built ness of God and one of the signs of his goodness is this: day by day by a thousand little things that are prompted "God setteth the solitary in families." by love. DO NOT IGNORE THE SPIRITUAL 5. Do you love him or her and does your partner love To ignore God in the beginning of your home is to ex­ you? clude the most sublime aspect of marriage, the spiritual. Love is such an abused word in our English language. One of the great causes of divorce, which lead to one di­ !t is used to refer to our attitude toward little puppies, vorce in three marriages in America today, is the fact ice cream, and in the next breath it is used to refer to that so many enter this institution lightly and inadvised­ our most profound and holy affections toward God and ly and without respect to the will of God. Marriage man. We use the term here as described by Paul in the should be entered into with great discretion and in the Corinthian letter. "This love of which I speak is slow fear of God. No other vows you ever take are more bind­ to use patience. It looks for a way of being constructive. ing than those you take in marriage and no other ties are It is not possessive. It is neither anxious to impress nor stronger. does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance. Love Here are some questions which each young person has good manners and does not pursue selfish advantage. should ask concerning his prospective partner in mar­ It is not touchy. It does not compile statistics of evil or riage. gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the con­ 1. Is he or she a Christian? trary , it is glad with all good men when truth prevails. Love knows no limit to its endurance; no end to its trust; The question of religious faith is so important in mak­ no failing of its hope . It can outlast anything. It is in ing a success of marriage. Even the sociologist and psy­ fact, the one thing that still stands when all else is fallen ." chologist who counsel with young couples advise them to (J. B. Phillips translation.) marry those of like faith. Certainly it is true that the Christian should seek to choose a lifetime companion Too many young people confuse love with infatua­ who loves the same Lord and who is a member of the tion. Infatuation is merely a romantic conception of emo­ same church or body. In the book on marriage, entitled, tional love. As someone has put it, "Infatuation may "How to Pick a Mate" by Adams and Packard, there is come at first sight, but love takes time. Infatuation may a chapter on the theme , "Beware of Mixed Marriages." be placed on sex alone , but love includes many traits. Religion is not something that you can pigeonhole and Infatuation often means just being in love with love. bring out when convenient. There are fifty-two Sun­ Love means being in love with another person. Infatua­ d,:1ys in a year , and three hundred sixty-five days in the tion may be purely selfish , but love is unselfish. The year. Every crisis will bring your religious faith to the physical element is more important in infatuation. The fore. If children come into the home the question will spiritual element is more important in love. Infatuation immediately arise in a mixed marriage as to where they may change over night, but love lasts." will be taken to Bible school and worship and what faith TESTS OF l\lIARRIAGE they will be taught. Too frequently where the husband and wife are of different beliefs they pull against each 1. Financial Test other and lose all interest in religion. Again the result Now that we have suggested some tests for you to con­ of marrying outside of the New Testament church is· that sider in choosing a companion , let us suggest some tests the Christian is called upon to compromise and go to some that most marriages must meet successfully if they are other church. The home that is divided religiously starts going to endure. out with a cr evice in its foundation . A little seed of Many marriage counselors report that two out of five jealousy or env y or selfishness can get in that crevice and arguments arise over money. Just as the handling of grow until it splits the whole foundation. The time to money is important in our Christian life, so the proper discuss religious differences is before you take the vows management of money is important in Christian mar­ to love and honor and cherish until death do you part. riage. One verse in the Gospels deals with our relation­ Of course , there have been instances where the Christian ship to material things . Don't underestimate the im­ has won the non-Christian to the Lord. But there are portance of proper handling of money. After all when better ways and safer ways to do personal work than in you consider the amount of money that is spent in the marriage . Be sure and face this question squarely in be­ home in a lifetime, the marriage partnership is an im­ ginning your home. portant financial partnership, too. Each Christian couple 2. Does he or she have real character? should lay down specific rules for spending and for sav­ The fir st question should cover this, but sometimes ing and for giving to the Lord . The y should consult each there are those, unfortunately , who are nominal mem­ other in making decisions involving their mutual posses­ bers of the church, who do not have the moral and ethical sions. Charge accounts should be avoided, especiall y in stamina that is needed for a successful Christian mar­ the early years. Overbuying gets many young people in riage. Character is the only real basis upon which you trouble financially and this trouble often leads to do­ can build a Christian home. There is no substitute for it. mestic trouble. Remember that you can get along with­ Charm, wealth , popularity, beauty, will not take the place out nearly everything except each other. Put money in of genuine character . a secondary place. Determine to make a life , not just a living. 3. Are you compatible? This question should cover the range of your inter­ "Happy is the family whose members spend not be­ ests and your affections. Are you near enough the same yond their income age to like the same things? Do you enjoy similar books (Continued on page 615) 598 GOSPELADVOCATE July 14, 1955 One Hundred Years in Song This hymnal was edited by T. B. Larimore and W. J. Kirkpatrick. Larimore, a well-known gospel preacher, L. 0. SANDERSON stood as the guardian of truth in the selection of songs , Jump not to quick conclusions-this is not an auto­ and many numbers from the first Chris tian Hym ns were ?iography! The Gospel Advocate Company completes used. For the new material, the editors drew heavily ~ts first centennial cycle this year, with a record of service from Mr. Kirkpatrick 's own compositions. It was pub­ m every rightful pursuit to more than match like pub­ lished in both round and shaped notes. However, it was lications and competitors. To present its "one hundred never as popular as the first compilation under the title , y~ars" of interest, influence , and accomplishment in song "Christian Hymns," nor did it follow in order the first. will demand careful selection of materials and brevity in In 1900, A. J . Showalter was co-editor with E. G. presentation. Some memories reach far back yet none Sewell in preparing Gospel Praise, which was published c:3-nspan the time; but research reveals vario 'us promo­ under the name of "McQuiddy Printin g Company." tions, publications, music editors and writers, and power­ Sho"Yalter, too, was a member of the church, and man y ful personalities, with tongue and pen, in the battle for of his songs grace the pa ges of that hymnal. Another scriptural music in the worship. edition of this book , with its 322 psalms , hymns , and spir­ The Early Period . From 1855 to 1889, with time out itual songs , appeared in 1909. On the back cover of a late for the Civil War, and before problems of instruments edition of the first Christian Hymns , an advertisement of­ and societies had completely disrupted the unity of the fered for sale these songbooks: Praise Him , Christian church, the ADVOCATE served as agent rather than pro­ Hymns , Words of Truth , Voice of Praise, Gospel Praise , d_ucer of music materials. Chief among promoted collec­ Seventy-Seven Sweet Songs, New Christ ian Hymn Book , tions of psalms, hymns, and songs were Christian Hymn and a combination with Christian Hymn s either of Words Book , by A. Campbell et al., and the Fillmore Christian of Truth or Voice of Praise. My copy of Praise Him , Psaltery , which was followed by New Christian Hymn edited by Wm. J . Kirkpatrick and A. B. Lipscomb , is and Tun e B~ok. Campbell 's Christian Hymn Book , size dated 1914, and has "Thorp Sprin g Christian College" 3_1/4x5%xl1/4 mches , included words only. Its 1,324 selec­ stamped in the back . From all appearanc es, many of the tions were marked according to metric form of tradi­ same music plates were used to produce the various tional tunes. One tune often served for many poems. compilations. This hymnal was published as early as 1865, and re­ An Era of Other Hymnals. Soon after the above­ sembled a "Psalmod y" dated 1844. Canadian editions, mentioned series , C. M. Pullias took over the responsi­ bound in Nashville , in "Sheep," could be had for 60¢ ·a bilities of compiling songbooks. "Uncle Charlie, " as some copy; "Turkey Morocco" at $1.50. The Nashville order­ of us affectionately call him , worked tirelessly at his task , ing address was then (1873) College and Union. Many editing various publications, and also pioneerin g in out­ of these hymns, set to music , are still used in our pub­ right purchase of song for the GosPEL ADVOCATE, that de­ licat lons . pendence on other publishers for materials might be over­ The Fillmore combine pioneered in easy note recog­ come . In 1923, Brother Pullias had with him as co­ nition , out of which with other like end eavors the shaped editors T. B. Mosley and S. P. Pittman in the production note system came. Said comp any claimed three brothers of Choice Gospel Hymns , a hymnal of 315 numbers. (the concern oft advertised as Fillmore Brothers): C. M., Brother Pullias , who is yet with us , was a nationally­ a gospel preacher; J. H., who headed publications; and known gospel preacher and a singer of note. Mosle y, Fred , a farmer. All were hymn and song writers of rep­ now deceased , was a member of th e church , a good song utation, and were members of the chu r ch commonly re­ leader, a writer of many songs. Brother Pittman is still ferr ed to as the "Christian Church"-which was before living . He is known in many states as a pr eacher and restorationists had duly considered the scriptural name. singer , but served much of his life with the old Nashville Their Psaltery and Campbell 's Christian Hymn Book , no Bible School and its successor , David Lipscom b College , matter what men say psallo includes . . . or does not pre­ where, among other subjects, he taught sight-singin g. clude .. . carried no hint of instrumental music because Brother Pullias was lone editor of the next two hym­ they contained only the word s! The Hymn dnd Tune nals: Sweeter Than All Songs (1927) and Greater Chris­ Book , in three parts, was what its name implied-some tian Hymns (1931). The gr adual return to the title of tunes to go with the words. The ADVOCATEadvertised and the old "Christian Hymns" reflects the popularity of that encouraged the use of these compilations. first hymnal, for none up to that time had enjoyed the . The First "Christi'!n !f ymns " Period. Christian Hymns , wide service and circulation of the ori ginal compilation . with words and music , m 1889, was , so far as this writer For these hymnals , new plates , with smaller note s but knows, the first hymnal edited and published by the Gos­ all words in proper place , and man y new songs , in a day pel Advocate . J. C. McQuidd y, a man of keen vision when annual , "con vention " type songbooks r ose to alarm­ business judgment , gospel knowl edge, and promotionai ing heights among churche s, were features of both these ability, was the moving forc e behind the arduous ex­ books , though several old reliable hymns and songs were pensive task. However , E. G. Sewell teamed with Leon­ retained to meet worship and revival ne eds . Broth er ard Daugherty and R. M. McIn tosh to compile it. Sewell, Pul!ias also edited, in 1932, Sp iritual Songs, a small book then co-editor with D. Lipscomb of the ADVOCATEcould designed for meeting work . About the same time , Basil well judge the fitness and scripturalness of sel~ctions. ~ - Doran and Foy E. Wallac e, Jr. , compil ed Th e Gospel Dau gherty was a song writer , capable compiler , and a in Song , another small book for meetings. In the hym­ member of the church . McIntosh was a Methodist , and nals listed , newly purchased songs appeared by m en like was employed for his musici anship , his vast supply of James M. Black , the Fillmore br oth er s (by this time personal compositions, an d a valu able contact with other definitely in the fold of the Christian Church) , Chas. H. writers and copyright owners . Inciden tall y, for the same Gabriel, Henry P. Morton, George C. Stebbins , and others. reasons , we can account for the emplo yment of Chas. H. The church , too , was represented by Chas. R. Brew er , A. Gabriel and Wm . J. Kirkpatrick , in later years , on certain J. Showalter , T. B. Moseley , Will L . Thompson , and publications . Several writers in that 1889 edition were others , in both words and music . members of the church , am ong them being the Fillmore The Late "Christian Hymns " Period. Earl y in 1333 brothers , J . H. Rosecrans , A. J . Showalte r, Knowles Shaw this writer, through the influenc e of F oy E. Wallace , Jr. : and C. C. Cline. Some sevent y numbers , however, of th~ was employed, by the lat e Leon B. McQn idd y, as Music 242 selections , were by McIntosh. Editor of the Gospel Advocate Compa ny. In coopera- In 1907, The New Christian Hymn Book was published. (Continued on page 614) LITERATURE-UNIFORMBIBLE LESSONS Written and Edited by Capable, Christian -Teachers

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This remarkable volume was out of print for years, coverage as Mr. Daley's. You will have to have this and available only in second-hand condition at pro­ reference work ." (In Christian Leader.) hibiti ve prices. Earl West: "We heartily recommend this book for the The resurgence of critical attacks on the Bible makes librar y of ever y serious student of the Bible . It may this monumental work even more timely. be many months before such a good buy will come No other work on the 1mbject has been so fre­ along again ." quently quoted or copiously copied as this volume . Roy B . Lanier: "This book will be of uhtold good to It has been enthusiastically received and highly com­ pr eachers, Bible teachers, and all others who are in­ mended . terested in preparing them selves to meet cr itics of Guy N. Woods: "It is, and will remain, the most the Bible or lead sincere doubters out of the dark­ schol arly, exhaustive, and useful work on the sub­ ness · of unbelief . Brother Goodpasture is to be com­ ject ." mended for keeping this valuable book in print.'' James D. Bales: "It Is one of the outstanding works Cled E. Wall ace : "The book by Haley, dealing with the of all times on the subject ." contradictions alleged to be in the Bible , Is a very Wilbur M. Smith , editor "Peloubet's Notes": "It should valuable work and you have rendered a signal serv­ be in every minii.ter's library. It is unsurpassed." ice In aga in making it available." N. B. Hardeman: "It is the most thorough and com­ The Sunday School Times: "This book is indeed a plete treatise on the subject." valu able tool for confirming faith in the trustworthi­ G. C. Brewer: "No preacher, parent or teacher can ness of the Scriptures.'' afford to be without th.is book ." C. R. Nichol: "'Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible,' H. A. Dixo1t: "You have re1tdered a great service by by Hale y, is , I think, by far the bei.t book ever reprinting this great work." written on the subject.'' B11rris Butler , editor Christian Standard : "All who honor the Living Oracles will be grateful to Brother P . D. Wilmeth: "This book Is a MUST for every library Goodpasture for helping keep this armament in the of the seriou s Bible student.'' (In Firm Foundation.) arsenal for the defense of the faith.'' This volume deals with about nine hundred of the Thomas Nelson Page : "Although other volumes have so-call ed contradictions of the Bible. Compare it in appeared recently which purport to cover the same mechanic al makeup, size , price and content with any field none that I have seen are as complete in their other work on the subject. Price $3.00

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The Gospel Advocate and of God to man and as the only and sufficient rule of faith and practice, and to train those who attend in a pure Bible David Lipscomb College Christianity, excluding from the faith all opinions and philosophies of men, and from the work and worship of ATHENS CLAY PULLIAS the church of God all human inventions and devices. The giant shadow of the man David Lipscomb falls Such other branches of learning may be added as will aid across the land and throws its benevolent shade around in the understanding and teaching of the Scriptures and the earth. Nearly every work done by members of the as will promote usefulness and good citizenship among brotherhood of Christ has been favorably influenced by men." the life and work of this tremendous man. The concept The supreme purpose of the school is simply the su­ of Christian education now held by schools operated by preme purpose of life-the building of Christlike char­ members of the church stems largely from his dreams acter. and plans. The most effective gospel papers published And so the GOSPELADVOCATE and David Lipscomb Col­ by the brethren have drawn much of their character and lege are bound together by the powerful influence of the purpose from the glorious manner in which he conducted illustrious man who so much is responsible for the exist­ the GOSPELADVOCATE for more than fifty years. The con- _ ence and character of both. The ADVOCATEand the col­ gregations scattered across the land have felt in many lege both have as their "supreme purpose" the teaching ways the force of his earnest appeals for unity in Christ of the Bible as the inspired word of God. Naturally, the and loyalty to Christ. college and the ADVOCATEmust serve through different David Lipscomb was a man of versatile talents and in­ channels and means, and yet the supreme purpose of terests. He was successful as a contractor, a farmer, an building Christian character through teaching the word editor, a preacher, and a teacher. He left an indelible im­ of God is the same. While there is no formal connection pression for good on all who knew him or have been of any kind between the paper and the school, there h~s touched by his writings and work. Though he has been existed through the years a happy personal fellowship resting in the grave nearly forty years, I still frequently between the college and the paper through the cordial have the experience in conversation with older people of relationships of Christian friends who work in both. hearing this expression, "I heard Brother Lipscomb say." May the GosPEL ADVOCATE,David Lipscomb College, He is undoubtedly the most often quoted man of our and every good work being done by the brethren continue time. to prosper, and may each receive the support of all those The GosPEL ADVOCATEhas stood on the ramparts for who love the Lord. a hundred years, fighting for the truth taught in the word of God. The ADVOCATEhas avoided radicalism and fanat­ icism at all times on the one hand, and with equal wisdom Good Literature Makes Better Homes and vigor has avoided modernism in all of its intricate phases on the other hand. I dare say that few regular WILLARDCOLLINS ADVOCATEreaders have been lost to the church. It has During recent months, Robert Nicks, one of the mem­ been a power for righteousness through the years. bers of the Charlotte Avenue Church in Nashville, has The GOSPELADVOCATE is David Lipscomb's paper. His been personally contacting each family listed in the di­ genius gave the paper the character and fine sense of rectory of thi:, large congregation in an effort to encour­ loyalty to truth and right which has characterized its age them to subscribe to the GOSPELADVOCATE. work. There has been manifested a spirit of loyalty to As a result, he has secured a large number of sub­ Christ through the pages of the ADVOCATE-the spirit of scriptions. loyalty to Christ which God expects of his people. The As a Christian, he is interested in making the homes distinguished service of the present editor, B. C. Good­ of the Charlotte A venue area better through Christian pasture, is in the best tradition of David Lipscomb's prin­ literature. ciples and ideals in the field of Christian journalism. A Christian home must have a Christian environment. David Lipscomb College is David Lipscomb's school as Good literature is an essential part of a Christian environ­ certainly as the GosPEL AuvocATE is David Lipscomb's · ment. Thousands who have been regular subscribers to paper. His dream of Christian education has come true the GOSPEL ADVOCATEwill attest to the fact that their on the Lipscomb campus. In the GosPEL ADVOCATEin homes have been made better by this paper. 1892 Brother Lipscomb said: "We must either teach the Bible more, give it more importance, or we must give it IN THIS PARTICULARYEAR up altogether . The time has come, is now upon us, that In this centennial year each family is encouraged to we must be more in earnest in our religion, or we must subscribe to the GosPEL ADVOCATE.Think of the influence give it , up altogether. We are lukewarm, careless, indif­ for good it has exerted in this past century. ferent . God will spew such out of his mouth . Our effort During this centennial year the ADVOCATEis striving in the Bible school is to give Bible teaching its true im­ for 100,000 subscriptions. Five hundred members of "The portance in education; to train children to be better, truer GA One Hundred Club" are needed. You can qualify Christians. We are doing what we believe should be for membership by sending in 100 subscriptions before done in teaching every child, whether he intends to farm April 1. We hope that 1,000 other individuals will also or merchandise, preach the gospel or practice medicine. send in a club of ten or more subscriptions during the All alike need the Bible teaching; need to learn to appre­ year. The club rate is two dollars per year in clubs of ciate religion above all else, and to carry the teachings of five or more subscriptions. the Bible into their lives, whatever they do and wherever If 25,000 other interested readers will send in at least they go." Again he said in the GOSPELADVOCATE in 1892: one gift subscription at the special centennial price of two "A few earnest men and women in the schoolroom, day dollars for ten months, think of the good which can be by day impressing the hearts of the young with the re­ done. ligious truths that should govern them through life, will do more to advance religion and build up the church than SUGGESTIONSFOR CONGREGATIONS an army of eloquent preachers." Local churches can send the ADVOCATEto each home The catalogue of Lipscomb as far back as anyone can in the congregation by mail for $4.19 per week for every remember has carried this simple statement of principle 110 families. The paper can be mailed from Nashville under the heading of "Design": "The supreme purpose of for this amount if the congregation will send in ·the names the school shall be to teach the Bible as the reve~ lPrl will (Continued on page 615) 600 GOSPELADVOCATE July 14, 1955 What the Gospel Advocate What the Gospel Advocate Has Meant to My Family Has Meant to Me and to the BATSELLBAXTER Work Among the Colored People By the time I was eight years old, I had learned to M. KEEBLE read. That was sixt y years ago in Sherman, Texas. My As an evangelist the ADVOCATEhas endorsed me for father was an elder in the old Houston Street Church . over fifty years, and by having the support of this great At first I read the "Home Reading " page . My child mind paper the white churches have been encouraged to call could grasp that. Graduall y I began to get interested in me to do missionary work among the cqlored people; the shorter articles. Then in the entire paper. Since and thousands of my race have obeyed the pure gospel; then it has been a regular visitor to our home. Then hundreds of churches have been established. Without when I married , I found that my wife's father had long the endorsement of this great paper many thousands of been a regular reader of the GosPEL ADVOCATE.Natural­ my race would be in darkness today , and thousands of ly the ADVOCATEbecame a member of the new family. my race are now subscribers to the GosPEL ADVOCATE. When a preacher would come to our house to stay during During these more than fifty years of evangelistic work, a "meeting" (most of them did) , he called for the latest over two hundred active, hard-working gospel preachers copy of the ADVOCATE, and got it. No publication except have developed. They are bringing thousands to Christ the Bible was more thoroughl y read and appreciated . annually and to God's kingdom-all as a result of the When the editor of the ADVOCATEexpressed himself on GOSPELADVOCATE presenting me to the churches of our a controverted question, we examined the scriptures he great brotherhood . gave, and nearly always agreed with him. We found him in line with scripture. We still do; he has always com­ I am now president of the Nashville Christian Insti­ manded respectful attention when he wrote; his suc­ tute just because of the endorsement of the GOSPELAD­ cessors still do. It would be hard to estimate the good VOCATE.The Board of Directors elected me president of that the GOSPELADVOCATE has brought to Christians ev­ this institution sixteen years ago and the whole brother­ erywhere. That is because of several things: the clean hood has stood by the Nashville Christian Institute in lives of its editors , the deep love for the souls of God's every way possible. If it wasn't for our Christian papers, children , the consistent loyalty to the New Testament the brotherhood would not know of the purpose and mo­ teaching and example, and a genuine unselfish interest tive of our great schools. in spreading the kingdom of Christ. As successive edi­ I am told by some of my best friends that my name tors have laid their armor down , others have arisen to is mentioned often in many Christian homes and in our battle with clear minds and good courage for the way of Christian colleges just because wherever the GosPEL AD­ the Lord. VOCATEgoes Marshall Keeble goes-this is worth more than all of the money in the whole world, a good name. May it ever be so is my prayer in Jesus' name. Pray for us.

What the Gospel Advocate Has Meant to Me A Word to Our Readers N. B. HARDEMAN This Centennial Number will go into many homes into which the GOSPEL ADVOCATE has not gone before. To For more than fifty years , I ha ve read most of the arti­ these new readers we should like to say that we welcome cles that make up the GosPEL ADVOCATE.. It is not possi­ this opportunity to get acquainted with you-as well as ble to evaluate the influ ence of its teaching. Through this opportunity for you to get acquainted with the Gos­ the ADVOCATEI have become acquainted with a host of PELADVOCATE. brethren whom I have never met . From their articles The ADVOCATEis a twenty-four page weekly-printed and from what has been said of them, I have a fair knowl­ fifty-t w o times a year. Each issue contains a good as­ edge of their personalit y, th eir abilit y, and their attitud e sortment of articles on vital themes , as well as news re­ toward both truth and err or . From their reports I can ports from preachers and churches throughout the En­ judge fairly well the ideas they ha ve about the church lish-speaking world. ("The sun never sets on GosPEL and the success of preach ers located. I also learn ab out ADVOCATEreaders.") Recentl y some special features­ many churches , their tr oubles , their hobbies , and the di­ "Daily Guide for Family Worship ," by Alan Bryan; visions am ong them. But for our papers it would be dif­ "Know Your Bible Family Quiz ," by Ir a North ; and "Out­ ficult-almost impossible to know what goes on amo ng standin g Christian Families ," by Willard Collins-have those who are tr ying to advance the cause we love . Th e be en added. ADVOCATEhas been in th e forefront for a hundr ed years . It is our constant purpose to improve the paper and It has had more influence in staying the innov ations , th e make it more useful in converting sinners to Christ and hobbies , and the tendencies to depart from the "Ancient in building up the saints in th e faith . That we are not Order" than an y other , perhaps all other papers com­ perfect is readil y granted. We may sometimes print bined. Against all such it has stood like a stone wall. things that should not be printed and fail to print what In its "Queries and Answers" department, all questions , should be given to our readers; but we try always to do when possible , have been answered by direct scripture . the thing that will be best for th e cause to which we have Others by sober , sane opinions based upon experience and dedicated our energies and resources . It is our policy observation. Its senses have been exercised in an effort not to give space in these columns to personal animosities to discern between good and evil. and partisan antipathies . Yet we feel it our duty to ex­ In spite of its long existence , the ADVOCATEmust con­ pose false teaching and teachers when necessary . fess its inability to settle matters pertaining to elders. If you receive more than one copy of this i.ssue, we Neither has it been able to satisfy the brethren regarding hope that you will pass the extra copy on to a friend. marriage and divorce. Like the poor, they are always Some material we had hoped to include in this number with us. did not reach us in time to be used . To become and be a reader of the GosPEL ADVOCATE We are grateful to all who have helped to make this will help anyone to form his character , to fix his course Centennial Number and its wide circulation possible. in life , and to determine hi s destiny. Its benefit to all is Why not subscribe to the GOSPELADVOCATE now? far beyond our ability to measure. -B.C.G. July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 601 Abilene Christian College Master of Arts degrees are offered in Bible and edu­ cation; Master of Science in Bible and Education; and w ALTER E. BURCH Master of Education in education. Abilene Christian College is bustling with a $2 mil­ Bachelor of Arts degrees are offered in art, Bible , lion construction program as the school makes ready for Biblical languages , mathematics, Spanish , German, the opening of its Fiftieth Anniversary Year on Septem ­ French , music, economics , government, history, speech ber 15. and dramatic arts and journalism . The four distinct advantages of Christian education Bachelor of Science degrees are offered in agriculture are cited by Don H. Morris , president of A.C.C. The ad­ (animal husbandry, range management , general agricul­ vantages set forth by Brother Morris are: ture), biology, business administration (accounting, gen­ (1) The college is managed by a Board of Trustees eral business, secretarial training, marketing, economics) , each member of which is a member of the church of Bible (in the practical field) , chemistry , medical tech­ Christ. nology, education, home economics , music , physical edu­ (2) All teachers are faithful Christians. cation, physics, psychology, and industrial arts. (3) The students receive daily Bible teaching in the Pre-professional courses are available in law, medi­ classroom. cine , dentistry , pharmacy , nursing, engineering, account­ ( 4) Most members of the student body are members ing and physical education . of the church of Christ. FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS ANNOUNCED An unprecedented enrollment of 2,000 this coming Abilene Christian College 's Fiftieth Anniversary Cel­ fall is expected to shatter the 1,786 record set last year. ebration will be centered around nine main events which A.C.C. has had a near-two-hundred student increase each are expected to draw thousands of visitors to the campus year for the past three years and is one of the few col­ during the 1955-56 school year. leges in the Southwest to exceed its post -war peak. Un­ (1) Formal opening of the Fiftieth Year will be on til last fall A.C.C.'s all-time enrollment record was 1,689 September 19. Ceremonies at that time will commem­ reached in the fall of 1948. orate the work of the pioneer s of the institution . Four new buildings are now under construction on (2) Homecoming , November 3-5, will highlight the the campus to accommodate the increase in enrollment. college's contribution to the home during the last half They will be ready for occupancy this fall. century. Two dormitories are being financed by a loan from (3) The thirty-eighth annual Bible lecture series, Feb­ the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. The ruary 19-23, 1956, will bring outstanding speakers in that women's dormitory , housing two hundred ten students, field to the campus. A pageant depicting the college 's will cost $620,986.05 and the men's, with three hundred fifty-year history will be a sidelight during the lecture twelve capacity, will cost $862,327.33. series . A cafeteria which will seat six hundred is also being (4) Commencement exercises, May 27, 28, 1956, will financed by a loan from the federal agency. It is being honor all A.C.C. graduates of the last fifty years. constructed at a cost of $322,262.50. The other five events will consist of educational con­ The fourth structure , a Bible classroom building cost­ ferences in the fields of (1) science , agriculture, home ing $366,030.64, has been financed by funds raised by economics, mathematics and industrial arts; (2) social friends of the college. science, education, business administration, psychology Four major gifts totaling nearly $1,500,000 have come and physical education; (3) speech, En glish, journalism to the college in the past six months. and modern languages; (4) Bible and religious education; The gifts were: and (5) music and art. November 23-$100 ,000 ranch in Schleicher County There is also a possibility of a tenth event being from Mr. and Mrs . W. W. Barber of Fort Worth to be scheduled, a Citizenship Day, which would emphasize the applied on the Bible building fund . college's role in building good citizens. January 12-$125,000 ranch north of Hobbs, New Mex­ ico, by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Catchings, .of Humble City, New Mexico, to be applied on the Bible building fund. Alabama Christian College April 9-$1,100 ,000 ranch southeast of Fort Stockton by William M. Edwards consisting of sixty-five and one­ PAUL BROWN, Director of Public Relations half sections and representing the largest single gift in A great year has just closed at Alabama Christian Col­ the college's history. lege in Montgomery, Ala. This thirteenth year will be May 30-$125 ,000 ranch in Moore County four miles long remembered by students , faculty and friends as a west of Dumas , willed by the late Sam Hardwich of year of great achievement for Alabama Christian College. Lubbock. With renewed zeal and enthusiasm we are planning for The four major gifts have enabled the development an even greater year to begin with our fall term in Sep­ program to progress more rapidly than expected and tember. other units are in sight for the near future to accommo­ NEW PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM date rising enrollment conditions. These are a new au­ In planning for the comin g school ye ar a newly es­ ditorium, a home economics building, a library , a field tablished Public Relations program has been put into house and additional dormitories . operation. During the summer months an intensified ef­ Academically A.C.C . is growing, too. Twenty-six new fort is being made by this Public Relations office and the faculty members will begin teaching in September. Twen ­ college male quartet to acquaint more people with the ty of these have been appointed. work of Alabama Christian College. In addition to a A Journalism Department offering a Bachelor of Arts varied program of songs given by the male quartet, col­ degree in that field will open for the first time next fall. ored slides , showing scenes of the campus , buildings and Also, freshmen entering A.C.C. in September will be the different school activities will be used. first to major in industrial arts. The department will Especially will those connected with this public re­ add courses gradually until students may receive a de­ lations program contact high school students and grad­ gree in industrial arts in the spring of 1959. uates in congregations over the South to interest them Master degrees in two fields and bachelor degrees in in Christian education , pointing out its value to them. thirty-four fields will be offered by A.C.C. next year. We believe this program will properly acquaint the peo- 602 GOSPE L ADVOCATE July 14, 1955 ple in the area served by Alabama Christian College with A HISTORY OF SACRIFICE the work it is doing. Since its beginning in 1942 the history of Alabama COURSES OF STUDY OFFERED Christian College has been a history of sacrifice. With only two hundred thirty-five dollars in promises those With a physical plant of ten buildings including an responsible for the school, purchased a very suitable administration building, which also houses our well­ tract of land of twenty-nine acres located only three miles equipped library, a dormitory for men and women , din­ from the heart of downtown Montgomery . ing hall , Home Economics building, college and high school classroom building, elementary building and The teachers from year to year have been paid far others , Alabama Christian College gave work last year less than the average support would have been in other on the Senior college level with majors offered in Bible school systems . Gradually this support is being improved. and Business Administration . In Junior College work, Last year a teacher with a bachelor degree was paid $125 with a faculty of twenty-four teachers, work can be of­ a month. With a master degree, he was paid $157 a fered in sixteen courses of study including, Bible , Busi­ month and with a doctor's degree $175 a month. All of ness Administration , Economics, Education , English , His­ the teachers work that they may add to this support at tory, Home Economics , Greek, Mathematics , Mechani­ various jobs around Montgomery. Many of the teachers cal Drawin g, Music , Physical Education , Science , Social on the faculty also preach for congregations around the Science , Speech and Secretarial Training. city, some also driving a distance of seventy-five to one hundred miles a week to hold such appointments. In addition to the college department which last year enrolled one hundred forty, our high school department With a small amount of support , and by the hard work which is accredited by the State of Alabama , enrolled one of those interested in the school, Alabama Christian Col­ hundred twenty-eight, and the grade school enrolled lege continues to grow and develop that it may provide ninety-four. a Christian education in this part of the country. At the close of the school year four men received the FUTURE PLANS Bachelor of Arts degree, thirteen were given a junior The $40,000 matching drive was completed the first of college diploma and thirty-four were graduated from the the year. Because we did not raise the complete amount high school. that could have been matched, the debt was not com­ STRATEGIC LOCATION pletely paid . Yet the mortgaged indebtedness on real Alabama Christian College has a strategic location. propert y was reduced to $9,000. Montgomery, the capital of the State , is the gateway to Funds are now on hand for a new building-actually the Southland . Because of this location, Alabama Chris­ a four-in-one building , consisting of a combination audi­ tian College is closer to many of the larger southern torium and gymnasium, a science department and a new cities than any other Christian college. Birmingham, dining hall. Plans for the above building are being laid Mobile, Atlanta, Pensacola, Baton Rouge, La., Macon, and are expected to be executed soon. Ga., and Meridian, Miss., are all principal cities surround­ Studen ts interested in attending Alabama Christian ing Montgomery, each in a short driving distance from College or friends who might be interested in assisting the city. in this work , especially in the erection of this new much There are one hundred counties in the state of Georgia needed building, should contact Rex A. Turner, president, without a single congregation. Many opportunities are 1469 Ann Street , Montgomer y, Ala. We would like to afforded in Southern Alabama, Mississippi , and Louisiana have you visit our campus and see the work we are doing. for work in areas in which the number of congregations Or we would appreciate the opportunity to visit you and is few . Young men and women coming to Alabama to show you and tell you of the work at Alabama Chris­ Christian Colle ge can have a vital part in helping in these tian College. Your interest in this work will be greatly areas while they are in school in Montgomery. appreciated. EXPENSES NOMINAL The expenses for college work at Alabama Christian Central Christian College College are nominal. Two hundred thirty dollars a JAMES 0. BAIRD , President quarter will cover the expenses of a full college load, Tuition, fees, room rent, laundry and board. Various HuGo McCORD , Vice-President scholarships are available to worthy students to assist Central Christian College has just celebrated the fifth them in paying their expenses . anniversary of its opening. During these five years, we believe that many lives have been touched for good and STUDENT WORK PROGRAM that the groundwork for continued growth and develop­ In addition to teaching the Bible as an academic sub­ ment has been laid. ject, Alabama Christi an College has another feature that Central Christian College is located in Bartlesville, makes it distinctive among colleges. Over 60 per cent of Okl a., on a beautiful one hundred fifty-two acre campus. the student body has work provided by the school by We offer the standard two-year college course, plus Bible which an average of 66 per cent of their expen3es are study in the classroom for each student. Since its first paid. With this arrangement many young people can year of operation , Central Christian has been accredited come to Alabama Christian College who otherwise would by the Oklahoma State Board of Regents for Higher Ed­ not receive a college education. No college student has ucation and our students transfer freely to other institu­ ever been turned away from Alabama Christian College tions to continue their studies. for lack of funds. Many of the students work out all of their expenses. To pay these expenses, students may, as NEED FOR MORE CHRISTIAN COLLEGES part of the work progr:im, work in the letter writing With the increasing enrollment in all of the older service office, do secretarial work, work at the mainte­ colleges operated by Christian people , we feel that there nance of buildings and grounds, work in the laundry or is a very pressing need for the establishment and ex­ dining hall , or other similar duties. All the buildings on istence of new schools of a like nature. At present hardly the campus with the exception of two were constructed one out of every ten of church young people are attending with student labor. a college operated by Christians . Even so, the existing In addition to various work provided by the school, schools are already crowded. With the growth of the many jobs arc availab le in business concerns in the city church continuing at its present rate , and with more and of Montgomery. more young people determining to obtain a college edu- July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 603

cation than ever before , prospects for the future are Bible Education Building, Science Building, Fine Arts alarming. Unless new Christian colleges can be started Building and maintained, within the next ten years many young persons who are desirous of obtaining an education sur­ These three buildings will complete the present quad­ rounded by Christian influences will not be permitted rangle on Belmont Boulevard as originally planned. this privilege. · High School Building

ADVANTAGES AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN Construction of this building will release needed space The small junior college is able to give more individ­ to the college and expand facilities for teacher training­ ual attention to the peculiar needs of each student. Teach­ program of study in which more Lipscomb students are ers are able to know personally every student, and be­ now Qnrolled than in any other. cause of this counselling and guidance are more success­ Long-Range Development Program Must Be Started ful. Group loyalty is strong because all students are ac­ NOW: quainted with every other student. To make sure that your children and grandchildren We have been able to maintain unusually high aca­ now of preschool age have their rightful place as students demic standards at Central Christian. In no known case in David Lipscomb College, Lipscomb must begin now have our students who have transferred to higher schools to plan for them. Southern colleges will have two-thirds of learning made a poorer record with them than they have established while at Central Christian. more students in 1970 than they will enroll in 1955, ac­ cording to reliable studies by leading educators. Those Our students are very fortunate in that Bartlesville who know the value of Christian education believe the offers unexcelled work opportunities to those who must trend of the future will be to Christian colleges, which work in order to attend college. Our dean has charge of this phase of our program and tries in every way possible should make it necessary for Lipscomb and other Chris­ to assist each student in securing the type of work he tian colleges to find places for at least twice as many stu­ desires. dents as they now have. Yet with its present facilities, Lipscomb is within less than 200 students of absolute Above all, Central Christian College desires to offer a college education to young people in an environment capacity enrollment. The total for the past year in col­ that will nurture them in Christian principles and so sur­ lege, high school , and elementary school was 1,494, and round them with Christian influences that throughout the maximum number that can be accommodated is 1,660. their lives they may be found to be staunch, loyal, and This long-range development program must be carried to humble Christians. completion, or Lipscomb must turn away students who YOU CAN HELP want a Christian education. In order to accomplish our goals, we need the prayers Annual Gifts of $52,000 Must Continue: and support of many Christian people. The college needs Now fully accredited as a senior college by the South­ many large gifts of cash; it needs to be the beneficiary of ern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools , Lips­ many wills and deeds of trust; it needs the small gifts of comb has brought together a faculty of consecrated and those who cannot give more. For this latter group, we highly specialized Christian teachers and established aca­ have inaugurated a Steppingstone campaign, by which demic standards of the highest excellence. At the same we hope to secure 10,000 people who will promise to give time, the chief feature of Lipscomb's education program $1 a month to Central Christian College on a continuing basis. remains-and must throughout all time remain-its strong emphasis on the study of the Bible and the building of For Information Concerning Admission, Write: Christian character. To maintain these high standards W. C. Whiteside, Acting Dean in academic and spiritual education, tuition income must Central Christian College be supplemented by $52,000 or more a year in gifts from Bartlesville, Okla. the loyal supporters of Christian education . These an­ nual contributions are of as vital importance to Lips­ For General Information, Write: comb's future as are the long-range donations solicited James 0. Baird, President for the $4,000,000 development fund. Central Christian College Your Part in Lipscomb's Future: Bartlesville, Okla. You know the value of Christian education and what it means to the work of spreading Christ's kingdom throughout the future years. Decide now on a definite David Lipscomb College Announces plan of regular support for David Lipscomb College , tak­ ing into consideration the continued need for your annual Long-Range $4,000,000 Development Program gifts to provide the $52,000 required in gifts for the pres­ ATHENS CLAY PULLIAS ent program. The future needs can be met only if you and other loyal supporters of Christian education add the Lipscomb's Permanent Endowment Fund Needs $1,850,000: extra contributions that through the years will build up It is extr~mely urgent that Lipscomb 's Permanent En­ to the $4,000,000 development program. Lipscomb is dowment Fund be increased by at least $1,850,000 as soon truly thankful for your confidence and support in years as possible . Maintenance of full accreditation by the past, and believes that you will respond with equal gen­ Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools erosity and enthusiasm to this opportunity for greater and Lipscomb's future financial stability make this a mat­ service in the cause of Christian education. Invest in ter of the first importance . For example, $35,000 is re­ youth through a gift each year to the David Lipscomb quired each year to teach the Bible over and above what College Foundation. is received from this service. THE 1955 FALL TERM WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 15 New Construction Will Cost $2,150,000: Encourage young people of your acquaintance to study Lipscomb must plan now to add new buildings as funds the advantages of a Christian college education and count are available that will cost approximately $2,150,000. the cost of miss"ing them. Write today . for a copy of the These include: new 1955-56 Lipscomb Catalog. t:i04 GOSPEL ADVOCATE July 14, 1955 A Brief Look at Florida Christian College benefit from them any time within the next five years provided his schooling at F. C. C. is done in successive JAMES R. COPE semest~rs. Contributions toward the Living Endowment In the early 1940's a movement was launched in are deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes. In Florida for the establishment of a Christian college in many instances boys and girls who have thought attend­ the Sunshine State. The dreams of brethren became a ing a Christian college impossible have found this an ideal reality with the opening of Florida Christian College in plan for financing their schooling while helping Florida September, 1946. Christian College on a sustaining basis. ' . In the "Florida Boom" of the middle twenties investors Florida Christian College offers two advanced years in developed a vacation resort overlooking the Hillsborough Bible and Religious Educatio n in addition to th e regular River just ten miles from where this stream empties into junior college curriculum. An increasing number of stu­ Tampa Bay. Consisting of a large hotel, three-story dents are enrolling in this division. Bible teachers at apartment building, two cottages, servants' quarters, and F. C. C. are Homer Haile y, Pat Hardeman, Clinton D. one hundred ninety-five acres of land (one hundred sixty­ Hamilton, Franklin T. Puckett, Harry Payne, Bobb y nine acres undeveloped) this property was purchased for Owen, Harry Pickup, Sr ., Roland H. Lewis, and James $65,000. Since then two wings of a projected three-wing R. Cope. boys' dormitory have been constructed, one of which In some respects Florida Christian College has en­ temporarily serves as a combination classroom and audi­ joyed unusual success. Growth from almost every con­ torium, and a small student center has been built. Ex­ sideration has been steady , but not phenomenal. For ex­ tensive remodeling has made the original buildings ade­ ample, in 1951 the college offered four years of regula r quate for present instructional needs . In addition. the ,college work and awarded baccalaureate degrees and also undeveloped land has been cleared, a woodwork 'shop . offered the last three years of high school. Since then manufacturing door jams for ·commercial sale, and a one­ both the high school and upper two years of acad emic acre hydroponics garden (a process of growing plants college work have been dropped. In spite of this , last without soil) constructed. Both of these projects supple­ year showed an all-time high enrollment. Another indi­ ment other income and furnish part-time labor for stu­ cation of a growing confidence in the college is its wide­ dents. A semi-tropical garden adjacent to the Hills­ spread support. F. C. C. receives very few large gift s, borough Riv ·.:!r is gr adually taking form . A forty-acre yet there are nearly ten times as many regular donors as citrus g!'ove is plann ed. A long-range building program only four years ago and the total amount received this calls for the follow ing structures: Classroom, auditorium, year is more than three times the figure of four years ago. library, administr ation building, two dormitories (boys The fall of 1955 promises the largest enrollment in our and girls) and gymnasium. history. As of July 1 there was almost a fifteen per cent L. R. Wilson was the first president of the school and increase in applications over the actual enrollment of last served three years. James R. Cope be-came president in year. Living conditions are already crowded. July, 1949. Homer Hailey was named vice-president and Naturally we are interested in making all the friends head of the Bible Department in 1951. A. W. Dicus possible. Each month the college publishes a little bulle­ served as Dean from 1950 until his retirement in 1954. tin called "Living Links" which gives news about the Clinton D. Hamilton is the present Dean. Roland Lewis college and the growth of its "Lifeline." If you who read is Registrar; W. C. Hammontree, Business Manager; and these lines would like to receive this bulletin free of Harry Pickup, Sr., Director of Public Relations. charge we will be glad to send it regularly at your re­ The most unique accomplishment of Florida Christian quest. Both parents and students desiring further in­ College has been its full academic accreditation within formation about the School should write James R. Cope , eight years from its beginning. It is now the only fully Florida Christian College, Temple Terrace, Tampa 4, accredited junior college in America operated by Chris­ Florida. tians only . Since gaining membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1954, graduates of F. C. C. may transfer their work to other col­ Freed-Hardeman College- leges without questions about its validity and recognition. Its Heritage, Its State, and Its Goals The recognition Florida Christian College now enjoys has been made possible largely through the generosity not H. A. DIXON of a few but hundreds of interested and loyal friends. A guaranteed minimum annual income of $24,000 was es­ To those who have gone before us we pay tribute, being duly mindful of a rich heritage made possible by sential to full accreditation. Within less than two years them. To the lamented A. G. Freed , and to N. B. Harde­ from the announcement of this need and with nothing but man, H. L. Calhoun, W. C. Hall, and C. P. Roland we give the school's own personnel and facilities telling its story, praise. They, with a fine corps assisting, have provided more than two thousand people pledged a minimum of us with a group of excellent buildings valued at nearly twelve dollars each on an annual basis to guarantee a $1,000,000 and a half century tradition of faithful service. Living Endowment for Florida Christian College. The They have made possible a school in which the Bible has number of "Living Links" in the lifeline of F. C. C. now been the center of curricula. They have stood as a rock stands at approximately twenty-four hundred. A constant in defense of the truth of our Lord. effort is made to gain other one-dollar-a-month-twelve Brother Hardeman served as president of Freed-Harde­ dollars each year-donors to the Living Endowment pro­ man College for twenty-six years. Most of the present gram. As our enrollment increases the need of more and buildings are monuments to his excellent labors. Fur­ more "Living Links" is evident. · thermore, some ten years or more ago he persuaded R. Florida Christian College now has a plan whereby stu­ W. Comer to set up a fixed endowment for the college dents may obtain "Living Links" and thereby pay their with an assured income to the college of $12,000 per year. school costs. The following schedule indicates how the The family and associates of Brother Comer, desiring to plan works: ten "Living Links" gives $75 tuition and fulfill the wishes of the original donor, have continued regular fees (one-half semester); twenty "Living Links" this good will toward the school. The end sought by gives a fu.11year's tuition and regular fees; seventy-five this endowment is the present desire of those who bear "Living Links" gives a full year's room, board, tuition and the responsibility of administration-namely, to qualify regub.r fees. The person obtaining these pledges may Freed-Hardeman College for the highest accreditation. July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 605

ITS PROGRESS UNDER PRESENT ADMINISTRATORS of our work into the norm set by the above accrediting In 1950 the fifteen-man Board of Directors selected the agency. Their work is progressing well. writer to succeed Brother Hardeman as president. C. P. We plan to enlarge our girls' home, providing sixty Roland, W. C. Hall, and R. L. Witt were chosen to serve additional beds and making it possible to transfer the li­ as an executive council with him. brary into the Stephens home. We do not desire to boast, but the following will indi­ We plan a student center to replace the small inn on cate the progress of the school within the five years just our campus, and additional residences for boys must soon passed: be made available. 1. Paid off $5,000 with interest, the remaining indebt­ Much remains to be done, but we believe that Freed­ edness on an annex to the boys' home. Hardeman College still merits the prayers, interest, and support of brethren. Should it cease to stand for the old 2. Bought and paid for the president's home on Jack­ paths, we pray that our Lord may providentially cause son Highway at a cost (including remodeling) of about its defeat. While it progresses in things material and its $13,250. enrollment continues to grow, we pray we may cause it 3. Erected and paid for an annex to the administration to improve its mission in things that are spiritual. building at a cost of about $40,000. This provides at­ tractive and adequate office space, two spacious rooms for the business department, and modern equipment for the music department. Harding College 4. Installed adequate lighting equipment in all class­ GEORGE s. BENSON rooms as well as library. 5. Improved library constantly, providing an addi­ Harding College, as it prepares for its thirty-seventh tional room for reference works, magazines, and also a year of service as an institution of higher learning which com1~lete workroom. is dedicated to the ideals of Christian education, has a record of steady progression throughout its history. At 6. Improved all science classrooms and laboratory equiprr , -=nt. this point, in the midst of its greatest expansion program, the college is already regarded by educators as one of 7 Bought and paid for the J. B. Stephens home ad­ the best small schools in the country. Its work is fully joining the girls' home at a cost to us of $10,000. In this accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary we are currently housing an overflow of young ladies. Schools and Colleges; its plant is regarded as a model Our plan is to convert this into the Stephens Memorial plant for a school of its size; its faculty is exceptional; Library in the near future. and the college is in sound financial condition against 8. Leased the Moffitt residence near the campus in which there are no liabilities. which we are also housing young ladies. Harding is in the midst of a financial campaign for 9. Through the help of many we have purchased a funds for expansion of its graduate program. The cam­ modern forty-eight passenger bus which serves to trans­ paign is proving very successful and will increase the as­ port various groups of students to necessary functions. sets of the college from over $6,000,000 to over $8,000,000. The cost was approximately $3,600. A total of $775,000 of these funds will be used to es­ 10. Increased our faculty from sixteen teachers in 1950 tablish a Graduate School of Bible and Religion at Hard­ to twenty-three in 1954-55. ing. A master's degree has been offered in this field since 11. Continued to improve the scholastic standing of 1952, and the response has been so gratifying that the the faculty until virtually all have the M.A. degree or its college believes it can best serve the needs of Christian equivalent. education by expanding its offerings , Bible faculty, and 12. Continued to employ some of the ablest Bible facilities to the point where a complete Graduate Bible teachers. Frank Van Dyke, Earl West, and John Brinn School is available to help train young people for the are among these. Olan Hicks will join us this year in ministry. The Bible department is headed by Dr. W. B. the place that Earl West has occupied. The writer and West , Jr., who is also head of the campaign for the Grad­ all men of the faculty assist in this part of the work. uate Bible School funds. 13. Conducted some of the most successful sho;rt Of the $775,000, a total of about $200,000 will be spent courses in Bible training with other able men assisting. on a building for the school; endowment of an Old Testa­ 14. Paid alJ bills when due, saving all discounts. ment Chair and a New Testament Chair will total $400,000; 15. Increased fixed endowment now to about $224,000. $50,000 will be used to increase religious library facilities; $100,000 will go for tuition and work fellowships; and 16. Raised Living Endowment program to almost $25,000 will be used as a student loan fund. $18,000 per year. Harding is also expanding its graduate program in 17. Continued its membership in the Tennessee Asso­ other fields. A master's degree in teaching has been ciation of Colleges and the American A~sociation of added; a master's degree in business administration will Junior Colleges. be offered beginning next summer. During the following 18. Recently passed inspection of state committee and summer it is planned to add a master's degree in eco­ was continued as a teacher-training institution under the nomics. state's new program. Funds from the general expansion program, which is 19. Enrolled in 1954-55 the largest number of students headed by Dr. George S. Benson, president of Harding , ih any one year since it became strictly a junior college. will be used for construction of a graduate annex to the 20. Redecorated all classrooms and both dormitories; library, a graduate classroom building, a graduate dormi­ and installed new hardwood floors throughout the Paul tory, to endow certain chairs, and to increase operational Gray Home. funds, and for the employment of more faculty members. Construction of the new graduate dormitory will begin WE CONTEMPLATE in August. Our objectives include admission into the Southern At the present time Harding's regular enrollment con­ Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with ap­ sists of approximately seven hundred students . They plication to be made this year. live in modern fireproof dormitories and attend classes in I. A. Douthitt and G. K. Wallace are assisting the modern fireproof buildings. Most of the buildings on the writer in a financial program designed to bring all phases campus are completely air-conditioned. 606 GOSPEL ADVOCATE July 14, 1955

They receive instruction in classes taught by profes­ graduates on to college, fifty-three girls or forty-three sors, .many of whom are nationally recognized in their per cent of all girls graduating at Mars Hill, have en­ fields. The students' religious life is as important a part rolled in college. Fifty-six of the boys have gone to col­ of their college life as is the academic aspect. They take lege, which is sixty-seven per cent of all boys graduat­ courses in Bible each semester, and they attend chapel ing. Hence, a total of one hundred nine of the two hun­ services each day. There are regular hymn sings and dred seven graduates have enrolled in college. This is other worship service . They may attend mid-week and fifty-three per cent of all graduates. Sunday services at either the Coll~ge church of Christ, The fact, however, with the most forceful implication located within a block of the campus, or they may go in favor of a Bible-centered education is that, of the one to the downtown church. hundred nine graduates attending college, b'ne hundred The faculty are spiritually-minded men and women. or ninety-two per cent have enrolled in a college operated Nearly a third of them serve as ministers of churches by brethren . Freed-Hardeman College, which is nearest, near Searcy. Almost all of the others are engaged in has enrolled forty-nine of these graduates. David Lips­ some important religious service. comb has claimed thirty-five of them, Harding College has Dr. Benson, who is beginning his twentieth year as received fourteen, Florida Christian five, Alabama Chris­ president of the college, leads his staff in religious ac­ tian four, and Abilene Christian College one . Some stu­ tivity . He had been a missionary in China for many dents have, of course, attended two of these colleges. years before he was called to Harding as its head, and in Another fact to be noted is that of the eighty-three spite of an arduous schedule at the school he finds time boys graduated thirty are preaching the gospel and nine tq teach his Bible class each Sunday, to hold several of the girls graduated are married to gospel preachers. meetings each year, and to fill almost innumerable speak­ It would be interesting to compare these facts with ing engagements at meetings of religious groups. those relating to other high schools of the area or any area where there is not such a school as Mars Hill Bible School. It is heartening that in many parts of the country Mars Hill Bible School-A Progress Report brethren are awakening to their responsibility to educate RALPH SNELL the whole child. Similar schools are springing up in many quarters to help insure that children today, like Jesus, "Christian education is better." This statement of may advance in wisdom and stature and in favor with fact has come to be accepted by most thinking people. God and man. Colleges operated by Christians have offered overwhelm,. ing proof of this fact for more than half a century. We The cause of our Lord will prosper everywhere just in have recognized that Bible teaching is a real asset wheth­ proportion to the amount and quality of the teaching of er one be a doctor, a lawyer, business man, or whether his word. May we not overlook the great opportunity he follow some other vocation or profession. that we as Christians have of teaching the word in daily Now that the colleges operated by brethren not only classes and of ~acticing it in all the school activities as give Bible teaching its rightful place in education but afforded in the private Bible school. also maintain academic standards comparable to the best Your support of Mars Hill or of any such school oper­ secular colleges and universities , there is all the more ated by Christians is an investment of the most enduring reason for urging young people to choose a Bible college kind-an investment in Christian character. for this training. Whatever may be said relative to teaching students in college to appreciate religion above all else and to carry the teachings of the Bible into their lives, it may The Worship of God be said with equal force about this training in elementary (Continued from page 596) school and high school. the gospel and become a member of the body of Christ, Mars Hill Bible School , near Florence, Ala ., was or­ ganized in 1947 by a group of brethren of the Muscle which is the church, cannot worship God acceptably. Shoals area who had this firm conviction regarding the Spirituality means a lot more than just a pious feeling . proper training in the formative years of early youth. No man is truly spiritual who does not hold in reverence Hence, an elementary and high school came into being. the commands of God and diligently walk the path of It is located on the site of a former school , Mars Hill obedience to God. The Pharisees were very zealous for Academy, of the post Civil War days, operated by the traditional worship. They were severe in their demands late beloved T. B. Larimore. that the tradition of the elders regarding washing hands, With the avowed purpose of furnishing to parents of cups, pots, and brazen vessels be observed . Jesus de­ the area Bible training by Christian teachers in a Chris­ nounced them as hypocrites. "This people honoreth me tian environment for their children , the school has pros­ with their lips; but their heart is far from me . But in pered wonderfully. Although a heavy debt was incurred vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines to provide the site and the facilities necessary to begin the precepts of men ." He charged them with leavin ,g the school, with the help of the school's many loyal the commandment of God and holding fast the tradition friends the last of the debt was removed last November. of men. A building fund has already been started in anticipation It is significant that the first church "continued sted­ of the time when more adequate facilities may be pro­ fastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the vided. The board of trustees is determined that a large breaking of bread and the prayers." (Acts 2: 42.) Wor­ part of the money necessary for building be raised in ad­ ship should not be corrupted by innovations unauthor­ vance so that the school's security may not be so threat­ ized by the scriptures such as instrumental music and ened as in its earlier years. numerous other things practiced by Rome and the de­ Mars Hill Bible School has graduated two hundred nominations. "The simplicity that is in Christ" requires seven students from its accredited high school in its eight that the church be kept true to the Book in worship as years of operation. Of these graduates one hundred well as in doctrine and organization. The whims of men twenty-four were girls and eighty-three boys. While the should have no place in divine worship. "If any man average high school sends about twenty per cent of its speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God." July 14, 1955 UOSPELADVOCATE 607 God Is Blessing Childhaven New Children's Home at Lubbock, Texas, BARNEYBROCK, Superintendent Has Excellent Beginning It is good oc~asio~ally to pause and take our bearing, JOHN B. WHITE to sur vey the situat10n, and count our blessings. It is As the GOSPELADVOCATE celebrates its one hundredth good to view the past and consider the progress that has anniversary , the New Children's Home of Lubbock is been made. When we consider from whence we have completing its first year of operation and is looking for­ come, we are made to realize that God is truly blessing ward to one hundred years in a service of mercy. This the work here. new home is under the operation of the elders of the It will be four years August 4, 1955, since we received Broadway church of Christ in Lubbock , Texas. It is our first family of ~hildren. At present , we have sixty­ being constructed on the cottage plan on a two-hundred­ five fine boys and girls who are developing into Christian acre irrigated farm given for that purpose by Sister Ida rr_ien. and wome~. Several of our boys are able to direct smgmg and deliver gospel messages in a very impressive S. Collins , of Lubbock, Texas. The landscape architect manner . Twent y-four of our sixty-five children have has worked with the elders in mapping out future plans obeyed their Lord in baptism. for the home. These plans call for twenty cottages, each to provide facilities for a maximum of eighteen children. We are especially happy over the morale of our chil­ In each cottage the children will live as nearly like a nor­ dren, the interest that they take in their Bible training , mal family as possible. Couples are employed to serve as and the way that they follow through with their work program. "father " and "mother" in these "families." For example , let us take an imaginary stroll over the At the end of the first year's operation , two units had grounds of C_hildhaven. As we walk through the building , been completed and there were thirty-five children in we see ten httle boys from three to six clustered around care. A third unit and the home for the superintendent their house mot~er listening to a Bible story. Across have been completed the last few weeks. A Tennessee the hall we see nme fine boys from seven to nine sitting couple , Brother and Sister Curtis Chandler , have moved around tables stud ying their Bible, preparing a little to Texas to become "parents " in this third cottage, which speech that they will deliver Sunday. Playing in the was made possible through the magnanimous gift of shade un~er th~ towering pines along the edge of the yard Brother and Sister Sherwood Foster, of Stephenville, are . th~ httle girls from two to eight who have finished Texas. their httle chores and whose Bible class will come later . Congregations and individuals of the land have re­ O~er at one side a little girl is teaching the books of the sponded generously in helping this new home get started. Bible to a newcomer .. As we go through the dining hall, The church at Broadway has supplied about fifty per three . of the larger girls are preparing the tables , and in ~ent of the support so far. Further assistance , however, the kitchen two others are helping to I repare dinner. is needed to provide adequate care for the children that As we go outsi~e, _we walk toward the dairy barn , and can now be received. Additional help will also be needed three boys are milkmg the cows , and behind the barn to pro vide additional facilities through the coming years. a sma_ller group of boys is feeding a calf. Below the dairy During the first year the home has had a most excel­ barn is another boy feeding and caring for sixty-two baby ~e;11tbeginning. Outlook for the future is indeed prom­ pigs and their seven mothers. We turn and go about one ismg. The prayers and material assistance of Christians hur:dred fifty yards_ to the left to two 10,000 capacity everywhere are urgently requested to assure an effective broi~er houses , and m each house find three boys busily service of love for man y, many years to come. As the feedmg and watering the chickens. Ten thousand are GOSPEL ADVOCATEcelebrates its one hundredth anni­ ~hree weeks old , and the other 10,000 will go to market versary , the movement to express God 's mercy to home­ ~n about ten da)'.S, Over in one field other boys are load­ less children and others in need is receiving greater em­ ~ng the truck with hay to be stored for winter feed, and phasis. We rejoice to see Christians in many places giv­ m another field we see a boy on the tractor cutting more ing more attention to benevolence. Let us press forward hay. O~h:rs are bus y doing various and sundry jobs. in this great work as children of mercy. Yes , it is a busy place around Childhaven but to make boys and girls into strong , healthy men and ' women they should ~e busy working , playing , studying , or sleeping The Christian Home and Bible School all the t~me. On the other hand , we are trying to show 0RVEL BOYD ou~ gratitude to you who are sacrificing to help us by We are happy to present some of the facts of the domg as much for ourselves as possible . Christian Home and Bible School of Mount Dora, Florida. For example, from January through May of 1955 ( only For man y of you, this is your first introduction to this five months) , we have had a cash income of $9 110.88 Central Florida project. other than contributions, or an average of $1,822.h per month. We have also used $3,072 worth of food such as As. the name indicates, two institutions are represented milk , chickens , pork, and beef off the farm; an average of on this plot of seventy acres: a home for homeless chil­ $614.40 per month, or a total for the last five months of dren and a Bible school for kindergarten through the $12,182.88. twelfth grade . The home and school has completed ten Your contributions have been used to help put us in years of service to youth . a position to help ourselves, and as time goes on and our FACTSABOUT THE CHRISTIANHOME children grow , we are going to be able to do more and Provides a home for homeless children. more for ourselves. Is full y licensed as a child caring institution. Of a truth God is blessing us by giving us friends like . ~rovides a ~om e for about half what is required by you who are cont ributing so liberally to this work. He similar homes m Florida. is further blessing us by prospering our labors to the Fort y dollars monthly will provide for a child in end that we are able to make your contributions go fur­ Christian Home. ther by our own efforts. Full financial report given to all contributors . yes, we ha~e come a long way in such a short time , Home is financed by individual and church contribu­ which we ~eel is onl y the foundation for a great future. tions. Your faithfuln~ ss ins:pires us to give our ver y best , and Plans to 9ualif y as foster and child placing home. for every expression of mterest and kindness we are sin­ Has provided home for from fort y-five to fifty-six chil­ cerely grateful. . dren each month in 1955. 608 GOSPEL A1>·:JCATE July 14, 1955

Needs additional funds for operating and construction father when their natural home has crumbled beneath work. them; st:.~h children are happier in a home such as Potter. FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE SCHOOL We have examples in the Bible of how God dealt with Provides Christian education for ,children in home those who neglected or took advantage of the fatherless and others in community for small tuition charge. (Tui­ or widows and the poor, all "given for our learning." In tion charge $4 to $6 monthly .) speaking to the Israelites through Moses he said: School is financed by individual contributions and "Ye shall not afflict any widow , or fatherless child. tuition. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto One hundred eighty enrolled in 1954-55 term. me, I will surely hear their cry; and my wrath shall wax Over fifty per cent of graduates have continued their hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and ~,;mr wives education in Christian colleges. shall be widows, and your children fatherless." (Ex. 22: 22-24.) School is in great need of auditorium and class room building . This project which is already underway can be Job said: completed for $30,000. "If I have withheld the poor from their des.ire, or have We invite you to investigate the program of the Chris~ caused the eyes of the widow to fail, or have eaten my tian Home and Bible School. Let us put you on our mail­ morsel myself alone, . . . if I have lifted up my hand ing list. against the fatherless, ... then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade , and mine arm be broken from the bone ." We have no complaint -for the way our Christian Forty Years for the Fatherless friends have stood by us at Potter Home; their love for E. J. BONNER Christ, demonstrated by the way they support the home, FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE SCHOOL inspires us to do more for him who died for our sins and Much progress has been made in recent years in or­ whose gospel is for all . phan homes and in the care of the fatherless. It was Use us while we live in whatever way we may be forty years last February when the first group of father­ able to carry out our Lord's command to "visit the fa­ less children entered Potter Orphan Home and School therless," and above all remember us always in your (formerly Potter Bible College) . There were only twelve prayers that we may never become "weary in well-doing" children in that first group . This home has continued in -there is no such thing as a "forty-hour week " in an the work of caring for homeless children since that time. orphan home-days are long , and in case of illness work At present there are sixty-five children in the home. goes on into the night. Do you not feel that working More homeless children are being cared for today than and living conditions for those willing to give so much of at any time in the history of our nation. It is gratifying themselves should be the best possible? Then, with con­ to notice benevolent work being done even in foreign ditions at their be~,t, it remains a labor of love for the countries in the name of our Lord. Lord and children. Forty years ago there were very few laws governing The Bible tells us we will always have the poor with the operation of orphan homes and private schools. In us; death, disease, sin and distress continue to put a re­ more recent years most all states have made laws govern­ sponsibility upon God's children to care for those in need ing the operation of such homes and rules which apply -"If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments." to those who work in them . Departments of Welfare have been formed and rules governing the care and guid­ ance of children made; all intended for the good of those Southern Christian Home living in these homes . Also each state has its own laws regarding the adoption and placing of children in private OLEN FULLERTON, Superintendent homes for foster care. In 1926, Brother and Sister W. T. Bush, of Nashville, Today new buildings must be according to state reg­ Ark., concerned for the welfare of two orphan girls, ulations with so much air space for each bedroom, proper Thelma and Alice Pyle , placed them in the home of Sis­ lighting for living quarters as well as schoolrooms, in ad­ ter Jessie Burns , of Fort Smith, Ark., and helped support dition to proper heat, water , bathroom facilities , fire pro­ them there. Thus, Southern Christian Home had its be­ tection, and such like. In Kentucky the law states that ginning. adults must not use the same bath facilities as the chil­ Ten years of sacrifice and struggle, with the help of dren and many other rules which are very good. James E. Laird , Dr. C. B. Billingsley , Lee Jones , W. A. Because of these regulations and rules we are com­ Loudermilk, and others, marked the home's growth at pelled to do things that we might not otherwise do, espe­ Fort Smith. Then , J.C. Dawson, who was superintendent cially if it required a large outlay of money. at that time, was able to purchase the property vacated It has been our privilege to visit some of our orphan by Harding College, in Morrilton, Ark., and in May, 1936, homes, and, from observation and information, we be­ the home moved to this new location and became South­ lieve all are doing a great service for destitute boys and ern Christian Home . girls, as far as the homes are financially able, and above Nineteen years more of toil and sacrifice have gone all making every effort possible to meet the requirements into its making , and today Southern Christian Home is of our Lord. a home of the finest boys and girls to be foun d. We have no right to exist unless we can do more than The plant today consists of a modern nursery building, properly feed, clothe, and house these children; our main in which forty preschool children live; the administration service should be, as any other home , training up a child building, which houses the offices, two groups of boys, in the way he should go, and "in the nurture and admoni­ living quarters for house parents of these children, and tion of the Lord ." We who are servants of Christ should the grade school, which is maintained on our campus; a be happy these homes exist where the fatherless can be new nining hall; the superintendent 's home ; an inade­ supported and trained, thereby carrying out one of our quate girls' building. These buildings are nestled on the Lord's commands. outer edge of one hundred ten acres of land on which we Potter Home has, for the past forty years, placed chil­ grow cattle, hogs , chickens, fruit , pasture, hay, and vege­ dren in Christian homes for foster care and for permanent tables . adoption when it was to the best interest of the child. The children at Southern Christian Home came from Not all children are ready to accept another mother and every walk and direction . . . from Maine to California, July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 609

from Washington to Florida, the Bahamas, and from far­ sure your first thought would be how could babies re­ away Germany. Their patterns of growth are different, ceive the necessary care and attention and the individual as all human beings differ because of heredity and early love that they require , in an institution where there are environment, but their needs are basically the same needs so many children? These babies are receiving more love of children everywhere-to love and be loved; to have and attention than most babies receive in an ordinary security; to be successful; and to be worthy members of family where there are other children . The housemothers our society. Some of these needs have been denied them, care for them as if they were their own flesh and blood. and it is our obligation to teach them to have faith in The older children love and protect these babies with God, who can supply every need, and then to try to sup­ all the tenderness that a big brother and sister have ever ply those needs. shown . It has raised the standard of happiness and con­ The employees of Southern Christian Home are faith­ tentment in the home since we have been able to include ful members of the Lord's church. They all strive to the care of the babies among the family groups that we make Southern Christian Home a place where some of have taken . Nothing seems to bring the older girls more the basic needs are met, and to help boys and girls grow pleasure than having the privilege of helping to care for into healthy, God-fearing personalities. the babies. Genuine love is the predominating character­ Our school consists of eight grades (taught by teach­ istic of the home. The happy, contented, and confident ers who are members of the church), where Bible is in­ countenances of the children manifest the love they re­ cluded as a required subject. Thirty-five boys and girls ceive. One look at their clean open faces will convince attend Morrilton High, where they are active in F .F.A., you that they are being loved and return the same affec­ F.H.A., glee club, band, and athletics. Five of our chil­ tion to those who care for them. dren have been enrolled in Harding College, Searcy, Ark., Every child is an individual. He has likes and dis­ the past year. likes that are all his own, and this home is ever con­ At this time , we are engaged in a building program. scious that he is an individual and must be treated as We have recently remodeled an old building to make a such. Each child at Tennessee Orphan Home owns his beautiful cottage for twenty high school girls. Thirty­ own clothing. There are no uniforms nor community five girls are now housed in this building, so to care for clothing . Each little dress belongs to some little girl and our needs, we have razed an old three-story dormitory the lace and ruffles are ironed with the same loving care (which had been condemned as a firetrap), and are con­ that any mother would show for her own little daughter. structing a one-story cottage for intermediate girls. With It would do your heart good to see the housemothers roll­ other salvage materials, we are planning to build a cot­ ing up their little girls' hair. The shouts of laughter and tage .home for high school age boys. glee are never absent on the campus at Tennessee Orphan Home. Children come and go at Southern Christian Home: some to become preachers of the gospel, some teachers, Not only are the children treated as individuals in some doctors and lawyers, some just plain citizens in this the matter of clothing , but also as far as toys and play­ society, but all of them have been taught the principles of things are concerned . Of course, we have playground honesty, integrity, and right living, but most of all they equipment such as swings, slides, baseball field, etc., but are grounded in the truth of our Lord and Savior. when _a boy goes out to play baseball the fielder's glove We continue to grow at Southern Christian Home, de­ that covers his hand belongs to him . Now and then, spite the fact that some of the "Lord's people" are fight­ someone gives us a bicycle, and we appreciate that very ing our very existence. much, but most of the time when you see one of the chil­ dren riding a bicycle, that bicycle belongs either to him We need the prayers, good will, and support of all our or one of his close friends. Each child has a toy box in brethren everywhere . May God help us do what he has his room and you should see for yourself just how much laid out for us to do while we labor here on this earth. he loves and protects his individual play things. If your conception of the home pictures the Little An­ nie Rooney type of run-down buildings, come and see Home Life at Tennessee Orphan Home where the children live at Tennessee Orphan Home. We have modern buildings that are geared to the needs, wel­ w. B. RICHTER fare , and pleasure of the children. The rooms are clean To those who have never visited a modern child-caring and well furnished . The furniture was selected with institution the thought seems to persist that all children's beauty and restfulness in mind as well as service. The homes follow along the lines of the Little Annie Rooney children are allowed to have their friends from school cartoons . That they are presided over by tyrants that t~ come and visit them in their rooms, and to spend the browbeat children and inflict swift and terrible punish­ mght. They are also free to accept similar invitations. ment. They .picture in their minds little children, clothed The recreational program of the children contributes in ugly uniforms and living in run-down unkept buildings . mightily to the contentment and well-being of the child. Is it possible to have a pleasant, happy homelike at­ We are blessed in having spacious grounds, plenty of mosphere in a child-caring institution? Is it possible to room for wholesome activity. Our children have taken group together a large number of children on one piece numerous trips. These trips have broadened their view­ of property, and still have love, protection, kindness and point and have taught them to love people and this beau­ individual concern for each child? Is it possible to have tiful land where we live. They do not live a drab unin­ them so grouped together and not lose their individuality teresting life. Many of the boys and girls who have been or their identity? It is our sincere belief that all of this here over a period of time and are old enough have vis­ is not only possible , but is in existence at the present time ited the Great Smoky Mountain National Park , hunted at Tennessee Orphan Home. We would like to briefly shells on the seashore, and have visited in the homes of draw a mental picture of the daily life at Tennessee Or­ some of our finest Christian people. They have been so phan Home, and we sincerely hope as you read this article taught that they might be able to meet you in your home that you will resolve this year shall not pass until you with confidence and enthusiasm, and to be able with an have personally visited the home. open countenance to carry on pleasant conversation, and Life at Tennessee Orphan Home not only concerns also to be a gracious host in their turn. children of school age being cared for in an atmosphere In conclusion we feel that the most important train­ predominated by genuine love, but also about thirty pre­ ing the child receives in the home is of a spiritual nature . school children and tiny babies from time to time. I am Room, board and secular education are not enough. If 610 GOSPELAD VOCATE July 14, 1955 our children are not taught those things pertaining to the Boles Home Renders Great Service kingdom of heaven , then we , as parents , have failed mis­ GAYLEOLER erably in our oblig ation to th em. There is a dail y Bible class at Tennessee Orphan Home , and I am convinced Boles Orphan Home was established in 1924, to ren­ that this should be the practice in ever y Chri stian home , dgr services to the churches of Christ, in the care of whether it be a home with one child or a home the size homeless boys and girls under the sponsorship of the of this. A child can be taught at an earl y age that God is various churches. Through the years Boles Home has his Father and loves him individually , and this is a great cared for such youngsters as have been brought to the comfort to him when he has been denied his earthl y fa­ home upon the r ecommendation and endorsement of the ther and the home that so many of us take for granted . various congregations. , . Boles Home has kept abreast of modern trends of child care and has met the call for varied services through the years . It carries the heaviest load of any Pure and Undefiled home in the brotherhood by maintaining over the last w. D. RHODES ten years an approximate average enrollment of two hun­ dred sixt y children . These children normall y come to Not all things improve with age. I am realizing th at Boles Home between the ages of three and thirteen , more each day. Some things do, and the GosPEL ADVOCATE though in later years the home has recognized the grow­ seems to be one of them . I wish, therefore , in the be­ ing need for facilities to care for teen-age youn gsters , ginning to offer my sincerest congratulations to the AD­ and has opened its doors to more and more boys and girls VOCATEfor their hundred years of loyal service to all with in the early teens. whom they have come in contact. I've always heard that The program of the home in caring for children is as the first one hundred years are the hardest . Trust this far reaching as that of any private home , making pro­ will be true in this case. vision for such education, training, and occupational Many years ago a great king made the statement, placement as does any other home. The institutional as­ "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the pects of life in a children's home have greatly been ameli­ Lord will take me up." This principle is emphasized orated. throughout the New Testament. King David was in­ Recently the home ventured out on a complete conver­ spired to say what he did , by the Lord himself . He sion to the cottage plan of operation , where boys and didn't mean that God would literall y take the fath erless girls live in small groups in completely self-contained child and miraculousl y care for him but that God had cottages , with each cottage furnishing all of the facilities made provision. James tells us that und er the new for living that any normal home does; including kitchen, covenant Christians are to do this work. Through his dining room, laundry , living room, bedrooms, and baths . people, God cares for the fatherless . Family situations and conditions are more easily attained. With this in mind, can God be pleased with the job The home has Jour such cottages now in operation we are doing . While we quibble and debate about this and has two more such cottages under construction. Boles ~thod or that method others care for fatherless children. Home sustains no organizational connection with the con­ Whom does God expect to care for the fatherless? Ther e gregations, but it-s entire controlling personnel and those are 93,000 children being car ed for toda y in group living, who work with the childl'en are members of the New in homes other than their own. I speak of this type of Testament church. service as children cared for by other means are few. The greatest asset to the success and unusual ac­ They are distributed as follows: complishment of Boles Home is the church of Christ ad­ 65,000 Catholic homes jacent to the campus where all of the youngsters and per­ 14,000 State homes sonnel worship. The continued emphasis in the home on 12,900 Denominational and Independent the word of God, gospel singing , and training of young 1,100 Church of Christ people in various activities of Christianity helps to de­ Thus we can see who is caring for the fatherless. velop young people of abilit y and worth to the cause of Realizing this , the church in Wichita decided we should Christ, who otherwise would likely have been opponents do as much as we can to obey this command. We de­ to the truth and liabilities to society. cided on the following method. Not havin g be en told The home serves no particular geographical location, how, it was a matter of judgment. We don 't think it's but is available to the churches of Christ who may seek the only way. We think it's a good one, arid it works . its servic'1s. Its entire support is found in the benev­ The congregation owns three pieces of property . One is olence of congregations , who share with one another in the care of their dependent youngsters, and in the fellow­ the meetinghouse . Another is the Carver home where ship of charitably minded individuals who want to use the preacher lives , and the third is the home where the their means in giving a home and a hope to homeless and fatherless are fed , clothed , and trained . All ar e under hopeless youngsters. Boles Home is a place where chil­ the elders. The children 's home is identified by the name dren have a hape because Christians have a heart. Maude Carp enter Home . That's all the organization there is. Very simpl e, but it works. I emphasize , we don't be­ lieve it is the only way, but it 's a good one . Simply the Harmful Misinformation church doing a work of the church . The River side con­ BYRONFULLERTQN gregation, with their support , care for ten children them­ Every Christian endeavors to be fair . He may not selves. Other congregations and individuals have assisted always succeed even when he makes an earnest endeavor. until we are now caring for fifty-four children. Every He may be prejudiced against some person or idea to the child who has ever been in the home has obeyed the point that he cannot be altog.ether fair. gospel on reaching the age of accountability. We are often too ready to accept anything that seems Children admitted into the home have reached the end to favor our side of an issue. We receive what seems to of the road. We will not accept children who can be be information on the issue. We use it without making adopted or if a foster home is available for the famil y, we any investigation as· to its being true. It is what we will not accept them. The children we take are com­ would like to be true and we find it easy to assume that pelled by circumstances to go inoo group living some­ it is. This practice makes it unfair to our brother , our fel­ where. Write me, Box 844, Wichita , Kansas, and let us low man , and to the cause of our Lord. tell you all about the home. Monthly magazine sent to Misinformation may be such that is altogether untrue. anyone who will write. Most people who claim to be Christians are not outright July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 611 liars in that they make up a tale on another. Those who The program is being heard weekl y from the Arctic are truly Christians do not do this at all. On the other circle to the equator. Listeners in supermarkets, doctor's hand information may be partially true and if we use it offices, hospitals , commercial airlines, trains, and prisons cause a lot of damage because the remainder of the facts as well as in private homes are among those who write in would place the matter in an entirely different light. regularly requesting sermons and asking questions about This happens all too often. It is done by many well­ the church and the subjects discussed from week to week. meaning people . They assume that all the rest of the For the most part these questions have been from sincere facts in the case are in harmony with what they have seekers for truth. Not only is this true, but the bulk heard. Desire pla ys an important part here. Partial of such correspondence has been received from areas information may be extremel y harmful in the hands of a where the church is not too well known. hobbyist . Again information may be altogether true so For every sermon request and question received, a con­ far as the known facts are concerned, but if the back­ tact memorandum has been sent to the nearest church of ground for these facts is not known and considered the Christ. As a result many conversions have resulted. In whole matter may be wrongly interpreted and wrong fact it was estimated after the first eighteen months that done by it use. If the background were known it might no less than 5,000 conversions had resulted from the radio put the case in an entirely different light. preaching. There is no reason to believe that there has I may have my mind made up that a certain cause is been any decline inasmuch as the mail is still coming in right , or that a certain doctrine is true . In that mental at the same level or higher. Among those converted condition I am not looking for anything that would cause have been some who were denominational preachers. me to think otherwise . I receive some information that They are now engaged in preaching the simple gospel of seems to prove my belief. I want it to be that way. I do our Lord and have already been instrumental in convert­ not take the trouble to investigate thoroughly. In doing ing many of their former companions in error. Eternity this I will probably be unfair to all concerned, first to alone will be able to disclose the final total of additions myself, then to my brother, and finally to the Lord and to the church of the Lord by this means. his cause. We all have our prejudices in spite of every­ Preaching the gospel by means of a network radio or thing we can do, but we ought at all times to do our best television setup is quite similar to making an enlarge­ to be fair, to ourselves , to our brother and to the Lord . ment of a picture from a miniature film . From the small Let us take an example. There are hobbyists among est microfilm, by the use of proper enlargement facilities, us as there have always been. I decided when I be­ a portrait of life size may be reproduced. By means of gan preaching that I would have only one; preaching all the network on radio or television a gospel broadcast of of the Bible. If a preacher has any other he is wrong. thirty minutes is enlarged to a total of one hundred fifty He spends too much of his time on one thing and leaves hours when carried on 300 stations . When we consider out too much else that is probably just as important. the fact that the listening audience is estimated to lDe no It is probably impossible for a hobbyist to be fair . His less than three million , we are thrilled beyond words to mind is made up that his contention is not only right, but know that there are twice as many listeners in our radio is perhaps the most important matter that could be before audience as there are members of the church in the Unit­ the brotherhood. He cannot see information on the other ed States. side in its true light. I mean he finds this impossible, not In addition to the radio audience of three million, the that he desire to do this, for being a Christian he prob­ television audience was estimated to amount to one mil­ ably does not. lion for the duration of the six-month period of telecast­ The brethren who are being attacked by the hobbyist ing in 1954. For this telecasting a total of twenty-six can do the very same thing that the hobbyist does. They films was prepared. These were carried on twenty-six can be too eager to accept information that proves their stations, representing a total of six hundred fifty presen­ side of the issue. tations . In addition there were many hours donated by I present one illustration in regard to children's stations· for which we shall always be grateful. One of homes. Brethren who are opposed to such homes say the larg~st and most powerful of these was KRLD-TV in they have no right to go out and gather up children . . The Dallas, Texas. Time was given by this station alone first question is, do they do this? I can answer for only which would have cost over $2,000. Television, although one , that is Tipton Home. We do not do this . We not not being carried over the DuMont network, has never only do not, but we turn down many more than we re­ stopped from the very first program . Requests ~or the ceive at the request of the churches. We do not have films are being received and filled for congregat10ns to room for nearly all that we are asked to take. How­ use over local stations as well as in Bible school and ever this misinformation is put out and is accepted by gospel meeting work. Several churches are interested in many fine Christian people. The facts in the case make using these films at regular intervals on Wednesday eve­ a different picture. Again much partial information is ning. The only cost for this service is the transportation out in regard to adoptions . If full information were had charges of films from Chicago and back. This amounts, there would be no contention about the matter. on the average, to about three dollars per week. Brethren, we all need to make a prayerful effort to be fair and to make a greater effort to get full information As a result of the offer of free correspondence courses before making important decisions. That means all of h those who will simply request them, many thousands us , and not just those who differ from us. Let us by all are now studying the Bible no doubt for the first time means endeavor to be Christians. with any understanding of "rightly dividing the word." Many churches are cooperating in this single part of the work. No small part of the conversions reported are The Herald of Truth from those who have been studying these courses, with JOHN F. REESE the assistance of God's people throughout this great land. On February 10, 1952, the first broadcast of the Her­ These courses are not available from the radio program ald of Truth was carried by the ABC radio network. office. The requests are simply forwarded to churches This broadcast was carried by some eighty-five stations . that are sending them out. These courses are not neces­ Today the gospel is heard by some three million listeners sarily the same. They are prepared by different authors over the same network . Instead of eighty-five stations it and are approved by the elders of the congregations using is carried by over two hundred stations of the American them. Names of other churches that would care to have Broadcasting Company in addition to about eighty-five a part in this are certainly welcome. There are no lirajta­ independent stations. tions to the different ways in which courses may be used. 612 GOSPELADVO CATE Ju ly 14, 1955

All but seven of the forty-eight states are represented in Our success in Atlanta and Georgia was phenomenal! the list of churches furnishing free courses. More than any ·other one thing I owe its succes s, so far as In keeping with the announcement of free sermon human agencies go, to McQuiddy, Lipscomb , Sewell and copies to all requesting them , at the average rate which others who gave us such a paper . these sermons are being printed the one millionth printed I rejoice in the growth of the circulation in this cen­ sermon should go out in late June or early July of this tennial drive . Brothe r Goodpasture has done well as an year . These are also available to anyone who would like editor in publishin g articles in the paper that edify, and to have them in booklet form at the subscription rate of not articles that tear down and try to pick someone to $2 per year. This has been determined , as near as pos­ pieces . sible, to be the cost of production and mailing . Churches The Bible well states that "Abel ... being dead yet have written asking for copies by the hundred on some speaketh." But this is no more true of Abel than to say particular subjects. Th ese are available , when requested that D. Lipscomb , E. G. Sewell , the Srygleys , Harding , soon enough , at the cost of $10 per hundred postpaid. and Larimore , with others I could name, still live in their Prices will also be quoted on thousand lots. We regret influence by giving us such a paper as the GosPEL ADVO­ that requests for more than single free copies cannot be CATE. May the Lord bless Brother Goodpasture and those honored. Many of these are received each week by mem­ associated with him in keeping it on a high plane and in bers wishing to use them in teaching friends and loved continuing to contend for what these other great souls ones who know not the truth. did while living is my prayer. In closing we say "thanks" again to all those congre­ gations and individuals who have had and are having a Good Literature in the Home Is Important part in helping make this broadcast possible. Many have felt they have made small contributions , but there is no IRA NORTH such thing as a "small " contribution to this work. This The printing press is powerful, and we use it so little will be readily understood when we consider that only for Christ! If the leaders in every congregation would one dollar will pay for the broadcast being brought to onl y see that each home has the right kind of literature , ten listeners for an entire year. Another way to say it is it would pay great dividends. The small cost would be one-fifth the cost of a stick of chewing gum or one cigar­ repaid by increased attendance, giving , and devotion of ette will bring an entire broadcast to one person once. Is members . this a small contribution? Letters from brethren are al­ One of the best opportunities to help individual mem­ ways appreciated. Address: Highland church of Christ bers grow spiritually is to provide good reading material Radio Program, Box 1858, Abilene, Texas. for the home. The giant printing presses are putting out millions of secular magazines each year and these go into as many homes . Yet thousands of Christian homes do What a Good Paper Means to Our Church Work not have a single magazine that is designed to promote s. H. HALL New Testament Christianity . I know of nothing that means more to local church The GOSPELADVOCATE is celebrating its one hundredth work than a good religious paper. The word rel igion anniversary this year. It is a wholesome magazine for comes from two words; namely, bind and back . True re­ the entire family. It is continually adding new features ligion binds us back to God. A paper that teaches peo­ and is growing each day. Wh y not note the special offer ple how to become a child of God , then how to live as in this issue and subscribe today? Or, why not suggest a child of God should , is the kind of paper I am writing to the leaders in the congregation where you worship about. The GOSPELADVOCATE is such a paper . the possibility of sending it to every family? I can never forget what J. C. McQuiddy and the Gos­ Here are a few reasons why active, wide-awake con­ PEL ADVOCATEmeant to our Atlanta, Ga. , work after we gregations send the GosPEL ADVOCATEto every home in moved there in January, 1907. We had but few mem­ the church: bers, and they had not too much of this world's goods. 1. Builds faith. They had a modest frame building in which to wor ship, 2. Stimulates spiritual growth. owed $1,000 on it , and were not able to pay one cent 3. Increases interest in the Lord's work. toward my support. F . W. Smith secured $75 a month in 4. Gives an impetus to regular attendance at services. pledges to enable us to begin the work. 5. Encourages greater consecration to Christ and the My first move was to see that every home received the church. GOSPELADVOCATE . As the work began to grow , the name 6. Leads to increased giving and living for the cause of every new convert, if from a home that was not identi­ of Christ. fied with us, was sent to the ADVOCATEoffice, and the Good literature in the home means more interested paper began its regular visits. Is it not enough to say people in the pews! It will mean better citizens , better that during the fourteen years we lived and worked in neighbors , better homes, and a better world! Let us all Atlanta we hardly lost a member, except by death or re­ have a part in this crusade to put good literature in moval to other places to live? more homes! I was pra ying daily , most earnestly, that the work there might grow, our debt be paid , the house be filled Present Editor, B. C. Goodpasture with members , and that we be forced to start another (Cont inued from page 585) congregation. I wanted my prayers answered. So I was not merely striving for additions , but striving just as hard the courthouse and hid them. Later the courthouse was to hold them as to make them. That the GOSPELADVOCATE burned. After the war, he returned the records. helped us in this work cannot be doubted! There has NAMEDFOR CORDELL HULL been too much of this converting people to Christ, then It was this grandfather who suggested that Brother going off and leaving them to die for lack of food and Goodpasture be named for Cordell Hull. His grandfa­ activity in church work. ther thought that young Hull was a promising young Brothe "r McQuiddy not only gave us special rates, but man. When he made the suggestion that the baby be when a member had not the money to subscribe , we put named for young Hull, the father asked , "Who has heard the name on the ADVOCATElist , and the church paid for it. of Hull? He is just a young upstart of a lawyer." How­ You see I was using the GosPEL ADVOCATEas my assistant. ever , the grandfather replied , "Name him for young Hull . Brother McQuiddy soon gave me a department, entitled He is a young man of great promise . You will be glad "Georgia and the Far Southern Field." that you did sometime. He will make his mark." July 14, 1955 GOSPELADVOCATE 613

It was out of respect, then, for this grandfather that that fort y years ago a congre gation in the upper Cumber­ they named the young baby for "young Hull ," who was land Count y was building a new meetin ghous e. It was a then about twenty-three years of age . However , to pla y brick building and th ey put runners down the aisles . safe, the father also named Brother Goodpasture for Gov­ Some of the brethr en in the rural section said that this ernor Benton McMillin , who had "made his mark. " As church was on the wa y to digression because they were a young boy, Benton Cordell Goodpasture heard "Judge building too fine a meetinghouse. However, this is still Hull," as the people of the Upper Cumberland call him, one of the most dependable congregations in that section sentence a man to be hanged. He states: "Thb was an of the country. unforgettable experience." FOURGREATEST DANGERS FACING THE CHURCH HIS EARLYEDUCATION When Goodpasture was asked recently what he con­ His mother was interested in his education. She had sidered the four greatest dangers facing the church today, always encouraged B. C. to make the best use of his time he replied , "Liberalism , a tendency in some quarters to­ and stand at the head of his class . At Dixie College, ward modernism; radicalism , a disposition to ride hobbies Cookeville, Tenn., he received a scholarship medal. At and go to hurtful and unreasonable extremes; indiffer­ David Lipscomb College he was graduated with the high­ ence; and worldliness." est grade in the history of the college. His mother was Any person who has visited his personal library might not living when he finished Lipscomb, but her influence well inquire about the first books that he ever studied. had encouraged him to stand at the top. He still has a He remembers that the first book that he ever bought was little New Testament which his mother gave him when Natu ral Law in the Spiritual World by Henry Drum­ he was barely able to read. He memorized many pas­ mond. He paid fifty cents for the book and worked an sages from it. entire day in order to get the fifty cents . As a student , B. C. Goodpasture studied as long as a The second book that he purchased was a first- year year at Lipscomb without getting help on anything. He text in Greek. He studied this, mastered the alphabet, did this for mental discipline and independence of work. and was able to read quite a few sentences , look up some A teacher once asked him to memorize fifty lines of Ten­ words , and read some in the Greek New Testament, where nyson; he memorized five hundred lines just to keep his difficult constructions were not involved . "memory under good control." He never uses notes in He studied Greek four years at Lipscomb and later preaching, although he does use them in the preparation took work by corr espondence from the Southern Baptist of his sermons. Theological Seminar y in Louisville, Ky. During the years HADEARLY DESIRE TO PREACH he has made it a rule to review first-year Greek practi­ He never remembers the time when he did not intend cally every year in order to keep the tens es and forma­ to preach. His father and mother kept before him the tions in mind. It is his belief that all youn g preachers names and work of such men as David Lipscomb, E. G. should study Gre Pk. He says, "There isn 't any other Sewell , and James A. Harding . He , therefore, began source of informatiJn quite like a knowled ge of the Greek preaching when he was only seventeen years of age and New Testament. " He believes that the knowledge of held his first meeting in the house where Cordell Hull Greek enab Jes one to appreciate shades of meaning in made his first political speech. words , in tenses and in other forms of construction, not As a young man, Brother Goodpasture was delayed otherwise possible . one year in attending the Nashville Bible School because In his large personal library, he has many letters and the dogs killed most of his flock of sheep. He remembers documents from Ale xander Campbell , Walter Scott, that the dogs killed fourteen in one night. This delayed Thomas Campbell , man y of the presidents of the United his education because of financial burden. He was so States, and books from the collections of quite a number "righteously indignant" that he killed one of the dogs of the pioneer preachers. with his pocket knife. HELDIN HIGHESTEEM ALL THROUGH LIFE His father told him that he could send him to college, Men who have known the present editor of the Gos­ but since there were six or seven children younger than PEL ADVOCATEall of his life tell of the high esteem in B. C., he thought it not best to do something for ·B. C. which he has alwa ys been held . For example , B. H . Hunt , that he might not be able to do for the others. He en­ a lawyer in Livin gston , Tenn. , has known Brother Good­ couraged his son to go, insisting that he could make it, pasture since the days of his boyhood when he lived in and promised to lend him the money if he needed it. Overton County. Judge Hunt stated recently: "It was B. C. was nineteen then , had $35 in his pocket and a strong manifest to me when Brother Goodpasture was a boy that determination to go to college . he had a wonderful future. He possessed a brilliant mind During the first year in the Nash ville Bible School he and as he grew in stature he also grew mentally and de­ had to borrow $50 from his father. However, when he veloped in to one of th e best informed men it has been my left Lipscomb he did not owe anyone a dime for his good fortune to know. " Comm enting up on the esteem schooling . The older Goodpasture insisted that B. C. in which Brother Goodpastur e is held, Jud ge Hunt stated: would learn lessons by financing himself that he would "He is love d and respect ed by th e multitude s who have not learn otherwise. Brother Goodpasture now knows listened to his ma sterful presentation of the gospel and that he was right , and he is glad that the father did what as a result thereof have accepted Jesus Christ as their he did . Thus, it took a great deal of hardship to mold Savior." B. C. Goodpasture , who is at the helm of the GosPEL MANYYEARS LEFT ADVOCATEas it celebrates its centennial anniversary. The individual who now occupies the editorial chair MEN WHOINFLUENCED HIS LIFE of the well-known GOSPEL ADVOCATEis still in the active Among the other individuals who have influenced his part of his life. As a part of his unfinished work , he life most, he includes John E. Dunn, who was his Greek plans to take a trip to Palestine and to visit the Bible and Bible teacher at old Dixie College, Cookeville , Tenn., lands. He is particularly interested in takin g this trip, in 1913-14; H. Leo Boles , whom he first met in 1904 as a because he desires to take his son, Cliett, with him. He boy; S. P. Pittman; E. A. Elam; and the writings of E. G. knows that it will be worth so much to this young Sewell and David Lipscomb, as well as those of J. W. preacher. McGarvey and others of the great preachers. He believes He is also planning a book of sermons, which he al­ that history repeats itself in the church, as well as in ready has in general outline. He is now editin g two or other ways. This Christian man remembers, for example, three books of sermons which will come out next year. 614 GOSPELADVOCATE July 14, 1955

He has in the making a book of biographies and sermons stead there is substituted the corresponding En glish let ­ of preachers living and dead. He is also working on the ters for the Greek letters , save only, the last letter "e" centennial volume of the GOSPEL ADVOCATEand doing was substituted to give it an English ending. There is some work on a commentary on the book of James. not a Standard Greek-English Lexicon to be found which In the past he has edited a book of Keeble's sermons, gives "sprinkle, or pour" as a definition of the Greek one of Boles' sermon outlines, a volume of Kurfees' ser­ word "bapti zo." When you open the Bible and read mons, and a revised edition of Biograph ies and Sermons about the act performed , you will find that which is con­ of the Pioneer Preachers. vincing: "They both went down into the water , both A FULL LIFE FORCHRIST Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him." (Acts 8: 38.) "Buried therefore with him through baptism ." (Rom. Christ is the Master, and B. C. Goodpasture is the 6: 4.) "Buried with him in baptism." (Col. 2: 12.) John servant. He is filling his life full in the Master's service . baptized "in the river Jordan ," and following his baptism The Lord has prospered this servant abundantly in his Jesus came "up out of the water." (Mark 1: 5-10.) business investments and activities also. The first instance of a departure from immersion was In these critical days for the church of our Lord may that of Novatus , who was sick , and it was thought he we rejoice that B. C. Goodpasture occupies the editor's would not recover. He had not been baptized, and they chair of the GOSPELADVOCATE , that he serves as presi­ poured water all around him , on the bed and over him , dent of the entire Gospel Advocate Compan y, and that and called it baptism. Novatian recovered, but the peo­ he is an elder in one of the largest congregations in the ple did not recognize him as a baptized man, and he brotherhood , because in these positions he can do so much started the sect called Novatians for Christ and his church. There is not to be found in all the Bible an instance, On this centennial birthday of the GOSPELADVOCATE, where by God's authority water unmixed with some other we s_aJµte B. C. Goodpasture, its able editor and president. element was ever sprinkled or poured on anyone for any­ thing! Water and oil were mixed , water and blood were What Must the Alien Do? mixed , water and ashes were mixed, and by God 's au­ thority sprinkled, but water alone, never!! (Continued from page 595) Baptize is a verb. Verbs express action. Baptism is Salvation is "in Christ." "I endure all things for the a noun. Nouns are the name of persons and things. elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which You see a man sprinkle water on a man, and call the act is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory ." (2 Tim. 2: 10.) "baptism ." You see another man immerse a man in wa­ Not only is salvation "in Christ" the record says the be­ ter, and he calls that "baptism." Differ ent acts were per­ liever is baptized "into Christ." (Gal. 3: 27.) formed , and cannot be , correctl y called the same act! "For ye are all sons of God through faith, in Christ All declare that immersion is right; but sprinkling water Jesus." (Gal. 3: 26.) "For as many uf you as were bap­ on a person differs from immersing a person in water, tized into Christ did put on Christ." (Gal. 3: 27.) In and therefore cannot be right , for it differs from that verse 26 the word "for" is a preposition but in verse 27 the which all declare is right! word "for" is a coniunction. Ye are the sons of God "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." through faith, for (because) as many of you as were bap­ (Mark 16: 15, 16.) tized into Christ have put on Christ. Proper subjects are "Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the "baptized into Christ. " (Rom . 6: 3.) name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins." The Lord appeared to Saul of Tarsus, not to convert (Acts 2: 38.) him, but that he might have the necessary qualifications "Buried with him in baptism." (Col. 2: 12.) to become an apostle. Saul inqt1.ired of the Lord: "What wilt thou have me to do?" Re was answered: "Go into the city, and it shali be told thee what thou must do." One Hundred Years (Acts 9: 6.) As directed Saul went into the city, where (Continued from page 598) he tarried till Ananias came to him and said : "Why tar­ tion with Brother Pulli as, and assisted by N. B. Harde­ riest thou? arise , and be baptized, and wash away thy man, E. H. Ijams , and Jas. F . Cox , we brought out Chris­ sins." tian Hymns No. 1, which was given to the public about You now live in the dispensation when the great com­ May 1, 1935. L. B. McQuiddy and I saw eye to eye on mission is in force. It reads, "Go ye therefore , and make needs, procedure , and possibilities. We were closely as­ disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of sociated for fifteen years-we purposed, planned, and pur­ the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit : teach­ sued a course calculated to produce the best, to promote ing them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded appreciation and use of better materials , and to build a you; and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of collection of psalms , hymns, and spiritual songs for use th e world." (Matt. 28: 19, 20.) in the ADVOCATEpublications , for the benefit of the SUBJECTSOF BAPTISM church , and for the glory of the Lord; and thus, by such The foregoing scriptures should, and are, in fact suf­ a program of endeavor , we could be free from monop­ ficient to determine exactly who should be baptized. olistic tendencies , make available to fellow publishers Note: "make disciples of all nations" cannot include the many good songs and hymns without prohibitive fees , infant. "He that believeth and is baptized." "Repent ye, and build a foundation and supply for still greater ac­ and be baptized ." complishments. Infant baptism was practiced by some because the y We moved much nearer this ideal situation in 1948, thought infants were born with a corrupt nature, born when , with this writer the lone editor, Christian Hymns condemned , and that the depravity could be removed only No. 2 was published . By an agr eement bet ween us, based through the waters of baptism. The following quotation on mutuall y accepted considerations , all of the hymns is sufficient to show why it was first practiced: The Meth­ and songs , owned , written , or to be composed , either un­ odist Discipline reads, "In 1910 they made a change, in der my own name or the est abli she d pen-name , Vana R. the Discipline, and now they make the claim." Raye , were to be made available to the GosPEL ADVOCATE in its music publications. The extended circulation and ACTIONOF BAPTISM use of Chri sti an Hymns No. 2, throughout America and The word "baptizo" is not translated in the Authorized in some foreign lands , attest to the success of the effort , Version , nor in the American Standard Version . In- and an evaluation of personal contributions is left to the July 14, 1955 GOSPELADVOCATE 615

critics and users. Some small books have been produced, God will lead them to a faith in each other. Perfect among them being Devotional Songs, still in print. candor and frankness and the avoidance of secrecy can In the field of scriptural music. The GOSPELADVOCATE do much to overcome jealousy. But after all is said and has been, from the innovation of mechanical instruments done, we must walk by faith in marriage as we do in the in the worship, at the forefront of the battle on behalf Christian life. How bitter is the end of the home that of divinel y authorized music in our assemblies. Editors, has been destroyed by jealousy! co-editors, and staff writers have contended earnestly for the truth. Articles , treatises , and debates are too numer­ 5. In-laws. ous to mention all. Great names of men passed on glisten Often you will hear a young person say when speak­ on the walls of uncompromising fame-Fanning , Lips­ ing of the family of the one he or she is mar ry ing, "I comb, Sr ygley, McQuiddy , Elam, Freed , Smith , Scobe y, didn 't marry the family , I just married John or Mary." Hinds, Hardin g, to mention but a few. M. C. Kurfees left This is naive , to say the least of it. We are set in fam­ with us one of the best and most scholarly treatises on ilies and the person we come to love has been loved by instrumental music. Debates on the subject are plenti­ others or else he or she would not be the object of our ful and conclusive: Clubb-Bole s, Boswell-Hardeman, affection. Mothers and fathers should take second place Stark-Warlick, Tant-Frost , and Kurfees' discussions with when their child marries. That is why Jesus said, that Briney and Payne are well known. John T. Lewis gave a man should forsake his father and mother and cleave us the "Voice of the Pioneers" on the subject, and G. C. unto his wife. Brewer has written several booklets of real value. All This does not mean, however, that there should be of these men have been with the ADVOCATEfamily. The isolation or a complete cutting off of all the ties of the record is, indeed, a commendable one-and such that only former life . We still have obligations to our parents a book could do it justice. even when we are married. We still should honor them, even in their old days . And parents and other members of the family should feel an obligation to do what they The Christian Home can to contribute to the success of the marriage . In-laws (Cont inued from page 597) should not become out-laws. Actuall y they should be­ come "in-loves." The wa y that we gain in-laws is by And are not afraid of the sudden terror that descends falling in lov e and choosing someone from a family . We on the first of the month should always ::emember this and love has a way of turn­ They shall enjoy what they have the more ing enmity and strife into amity and unity. Never neglect And what they lack will harm them less than to show appreciation and love toward the family of the If they have it with uneasiness of mind one you have loved enough to marry. And fear of the frown of the creditor. They shall be counted wise in the evil day 6. Children. For more joy can be gained from a little In a normal family the time will come when children Than much from unnecessary stuff will be given by the Lord. Happ y is the home that has With unpaid bills behind it." its quiver full of them. But children do mean a test for marriage. They circumscribe the life of their parents . "Seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and The y 'demand adjustments and planning. But they bring all these things shall be added unto you." great rewards. They put a test upon the finances of the 2. Respect for personality. family and yet they are the best investment when proper­ Too many young people think that marriage justifies ly considered. Actually fewer families with children loss of respect for the individuality of the other com­ have divorces than those without children. The advent panion. They forget to be tender and considerate and of children into the home can be the steppingstone to a they disrespect privacy and modesty. Even though two higher and nobler married life. The responsibilities people have been joined in the most intimate and bind­ which children bring to us challenge us to become more ing of relationships they still are two personalities and like God , our Father , in the example of fatherhood. they will be happier if they respect each other's distinct We must become teachers of . our children , talking to and peculiar individuality. Of course, this involves shar­ them when we sit in our house, when we walk by the way, ing their personal rights with each other as Paul brings and when we lie down and when we rise up, that our out in 1 Cor. 7. Selfishness on the part of many other­ days may be multiplied and the days of our children. wise righteous people has broken up innumerable homes. We must train them for successful Christian life and for 3. Faithfulness. a successful Christian home. With increased freedom for both the husband and the wife and with much more leisure time, there is the in­ evitable test of fidelity. When we take the marriage vows Good Literature Makes Better Homes we promise to love , honor and cherish until death do us (Continued from page 599) ·part. We promise to keep ourselves to each other, and and addresses of the families. A congregation can also to each other alone, so long as we both shall live. Adul- subscribe for ever y prospective member or send the AD­ tery or unfaithfulness is the only exception that Jesus VOCATEto each new convert. The ADVOCATEcan be bought gives in his commandment concerning divorce. There in bundles of 100 or more for distribution; the cost is have been those always who thought they could cheat only three and one-half cents per paper . and get away with it. But it is just as true today as it This is the year in which we encourage all of you es­ has ever been , that "as a man soweth , so shall he also pecially to work with the ADVOCATEfamil y in getting this reap ." A happy marriage must be based on fidel ity. well-known religious journal into 100,000 homes . When Thank God for the many Christian husbands and wives compared to the cost of a daily metropolitan newspaper , who successfully meet the temptations of modern life. an annual subscription to the GOSPEL ADVOCATEseems You can, too, with God's help! very small. However , think of the influence for good in 4. Jealousy. any home where the ADVOCATEarrives fifty-two times in Since immorality is so prevalent in our materialistic the year, because the ADVOCATEis the magazine for the age, it is natural that jealousy should be very common , entire family. too. Many homes are broken up , not by infidelity , but by Now is the time to send in the subscript ions . Just mail jealousy. Jealous y is a monster . In the very beginning them to the Gospel Advoca te Compan y, 110 Seventh Ave­ the husband and wife must determine that their faith in nue , North , Nashville , Tenn . 616 GO SPEL AD VOCATE July 14, 1955 Greetings from Our Friends ters its one hundredth year. May we congratulate those responsi ­ ble for it at the present. You have reason to rejoice in the good Athens Clay Pulli as, Pres iden t, Davi d Lip scomb Coll eg e, Nas h­ work being done. Su rely its founders would commend its present vill e, Te nn.: "I congratulate the GOSPEL ADVOCATE, its courageous endeavors . and consecrated editor, and every member of the ADVOCATEfam ­ "Count on us to do what we can to help you obtai n the one ­ ily on the occasion of its one hundredth anniversary. The GOSPEL hundred thousand subscribers in 1955." AvocATE has been a tower of strength for the cause of Christ for a hundred years . . . . It has stood on the ramparts of truth un ­ Hu gh M. Tiner , President , Geor ge Pepperdine Coll eg e, Los moved by those who have departed from New Testament truth, An gel es, Calif .: "Who in the Lord's churc h ,fa not greatly in­ unshaken by the radicals and extremists who would impose upon debted to the GosPEL ADVOCATE? This fine gospel paper has the brethren as matters of faith innumerable human traditions contributed immeasurably to the cause of Christ during th e past and opinions. May God conti nue to bl ess the work of t he GOSPEL century. It is fitting on this one hundredth anniversary of th e ADVOCATE." establishment of the GOSPEL ADVOCATEthat each of us express in words and action hi s sincere appreciatio n of th e constructive Don H. Morri s, Pr esident , Abilene Christ ian Colle ge, Abil ene, influence of this great pape r in the lives of us all . Texas : "F or an entire century the GOSPELADVOCATE has stood in "One method of showing our appreciation is thro ugh doing our the forefront for the restoration of New Testament Christia nity . part in helping to achieve the goal of one hundred thousand sub­ Everywhere the paper goes it carries a definite, positive presen ­ scriptions in 1955. A circ ulation of one hundred tho usand is n ot tation of Bible teac hing an d a firm oppos ition against error and an end in itself. The important objective is tha t 100,000 and digression. more readers of this fine publicatio n may have their spirit ual lives "It seems to me that in conten t and make -up it is as good strengthened and their faith increased. as, or bett er than , it has ever been. A copy of the GOSPEL AD­ "The GosPEL ADVOCATEthrough these one hundred years has VOCATEgoing regularly to every home and library would do an stood out as a bulwark of New Testame nt Christianity . It has immense amount of good for the cause of Christ." stood steadfast in the defense of the 'faith whic h was once for all James O. Baird, Pres ident, Cent ral Christi an Colle ge, Bartle s­ delivered unto the saints.' vill e, Okl a.: "For one hundred years the GOSPEL ADVOCATEhas "Let each of us ask someone to subscrib e for the Go sPEL been an effective instrument to plead the cause of New Testament ADVOCATEin 1955. You will be doing a real favor. Th e GOSPEL Christianity. It is needed today to enter Christian hom es and ADVOCATEis the kind of paper that you are not ashamed to give to come into the hands of unbe lievers in order to help establish to a friend. It is the kind of paper that should be in every and strengthen faith and to aid in the growth of the cause of Chri stian home.' ' Christ. Let us all do what we can to increase its usefulness ." Ralph Sne ll, Pre sident , Mars Hill Bible School , Florence , Ala.: , Rex A. Turner, P res ident, Ala bama Christia n Coll eg e, Mont ­ "As the new year begins I want to wish you success in the ef­ gomery, Al a. : "The GOSPEL ADVOCATE is to be congr atul ated on fort to increase the circulation of the GOSPELADVOCATE to 100,000. having reached its one hundredth anniversary. One hundred "The GOSPELADVOCATE, which has proved itself such a faithf ul year is a long time. It embraces the length of thr ee full gen ­ public servant in the cause of the Master, certainly deserves the erations . ... The GOSPEL ADVOCATE has weathered many a support and cooperation of every Christian in its good work.' ' storm. Its destiny was cast in an era of the survival of the fittest. It managed to survive . Its contributions to the brother ­ James R. Cope, Presi dent, Florid a Christian Colle ge, Tampa, hood, to Christian homes , to th e lost, and to erring Christi ans Fla .: "Four generations on the paterna l side and three genera ­ during the past centur y have been legion. tions on the maternal side of my house have been reg ul ar readers "The scholarly and congenial editor of the ADVOCATEoccupies of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE.My mother's mother, so my gra ndfa­ c1 position of great re spo nsibility . He is to be complimented in ther used to laughingly say , believed in the ADVOCATEso strong ­ his efforts to raise the subscription list of the pap er to one hun ­ ly that she accepted without question the tes timonials and claims dred thousand during 1955 . . . . F inall y, thi s writer wishes for made for various patent medicines advertised on its pages with the ADVOCATEsucc: ~s in its endeavor to raise its subscription the res ult that her cupboard was constantly restocked with vari ­ list to one hundred thousand in fifty - five. He hopes the ADVOCATE ous medicines and 'cure -alls.' I would not say that all the fam ­ may live for anot her century and contribute even more to the ily had such confidence in the ADVOCATE,but that this paper cause of Christ than it has in the century just past." had a definite influence on our family is best attested by the fact that the five children of this union were all regular readers George S. B enson, Pres ident, Har ding Coll ege, Searcy, Ark.: of the journa l. One of my earliest memories is that of seeing "May I congratul ate you and the Gospe l Advocate Company my gr andfather , Scott Breeding , reading the ADVOCATEand hear ­ upon the one hur.d red th anniversary of the establishment of ing him and my grandmother discus s the 'meeting reports' of the the GOSPELADV OCATE. preachers they knew. It was not an unusual occurrence for "The ADVOCATEhas been a great publicati on. It has rendered grandmot her to meet the rural mail carrier the day the ADVOCATE a great service to the brotherhood and I believe it is today at its came and stop all housework to read every word in it before very best. pursuing her chor es. She read little lit erat ure except the Bible "May I wish for the ADVOCATEa nother centur y of import ant and GOSPEL ADVOCATEafter becoming a Chri stian. service to a great brotherhood." "I suppose these memorie s concerning the ADVOCATE's place H. A. Di x on, Presi dent, Freed-Harde man College, Hen derson, in my family are typical of hundreds of persons my age or older, Tenn.: "For about forty years I ha ve been a read er of the Gos ­ and I recite them to illustrate the influence of religious literat ure, PEL ADVOCATE.I can well remember being keenly intere sted in especi ally gospel journals, in the live s of men and women and in 'The Children 's Corner' in my early days, and from that time I Chr istian hom es. have been a constant reader of its pages . It ha s been a power ­ "I have read the ADVOCATEsince I was old eno ugh to be inter ­ ful influence for good in my life. ested in religious matters. It has me ant much to me in many "Throu gh these yea rs different men have edited the paper, ways . I have not always agreed with everything in its pages nor but under each one it has been a power for good. It continues its policies and, I am sure, the ADVOCATEhas not agreed with to be so under your directio n. mine . . . . At Florida Chri stia n Coll ege we encourage our st u­ "No man can satisfy all the brethren as to editorial policy. dents to read variou s pap ers publi shed by our brethren. I am No staff writer can write an article which will be univ ersa lly glad th at the GOSPEL ADVOCATEis regularly distributed among approved and which will silence all opposition. Your staff doe s them. When this journal ceases to 'advocate the gospel' it shall not claim to be able to do so, bt:t we do not know a paper which be unworthy of the support of Christian s. Let us h ope th is may surpa sses the Go sPEL ADVOCATEin effectiveness as that paper en - never come. I expect to send a list of subscribers during 1955." July 14, 1955 GOSPEL ADVOCATE 61'.

Orvel H. Boyd, President, Christian Home and Bible School, "May God' s richest blessings be upon you as you continue ir Mount Dora, Fla.: "Congratulations to the GOSPEL ADVOCATE for his service." a century of faithful service in the field of religiou s journalism. It has rendered a great work in the spread of New Testament Gayle Oler , Superintendent, Boles Orphan Home , Quinlan Christianity. Texas: "I am happy to know that the GOSPELADVOCATE is begin­ "The ADVOCATEwas a member of our family before we were ning its one hundredth ye ar of faithful , con sist ent , and dignifie d in the family of Christ. I think it had a decisive part in leading service . Through the years the ADVOCATEhas been known for its us to that true relationship with him. May God bless and lead level-headed management , its unusual degree of freedom from the entire staff in its planning for the second century." erratic and unten able position s, and for its competent staff. "Its lev el of journalism is unexcelled in our brotherhood W. B. Richter, Superintendent, Tennessee Orphan Home, and its net worth to the cause of Christ over the years could Spring Hill, Tenn.: "Today's world is so cluttered up with reading hardly be described. material that is anything but conducive to high moral character "I appre ciate the ADVOCATEand its contribution to New Tes­ that I consider it a privilege to have the GOSPELADVOCATE always tament Christianity , and I hope to see you reach very quickly and so close at hand. I am happy it comes to us once each week. easily your objective of one hundred thousand circulation." "I try to project my appreciation and love for this good ma­ terial to all my children , that they might cultivate a desire for W. D. Rhodes , Superintendent, The Maude Carpenter Chil­ that which is right. I would rather have my children read every dren's Home, Wichita, Kans.: "Since 1855 the church of our Lord word of the GOSPELADVOCATE than any current magazine for sale has made a phenomenal growth until today it has become strong today, because I know that a continued use of it will sooner or doctrinally, numerically , and financially. Several factors are re­ later cover nearly every moral issue of our times. sponsib le, of course , but a great factor has been the GosPEL AD­ "I am also confident the truth of religious matters will be VOCATE,which began in 1855 and this year is celebrating its one found there also. Good religious literature helps build faith, hundredth annive rsar y. For one hundred years, standing for the gives strength in time of temptation, and refreshes the soul con­ truth, sometimes practically alone, the ADVOCATEhas upheld tinually." truth and fought error right down to today. "Con grat ulations to al! of you of the ADVOCATEand may your Byron Fullerton, Superintendent, The Tipton Home, Tipton, next one hundred years be as fruitful as the one just passed is Okla.: "I am glad to commend the GosPEL ADVOCATEfor the very our prayer." fine service it has rendered to the cause of Christ for such a long period of time. E. J. Bonner, Superintendent, Potter Orphan Home and School, "To me its policies have been scripturally conservative with Bowling Green , Ky.: "Congratu lations on this the one hundredth an enthusiastic search for the truth. Its policy has been fair to anniversary of a great religious journal, and may the influence all sides of controversial subjects and yet has not permitted breth­ of this great paper continue for good even beyond its past achieve­ ren to become bitter in their attacks so as to make the publica­ ments. tion offensive to earnest, sincere people. The AnvocATE has al­ "And, to you as editor, may I join your many friends in say­ ways maintained a fine staff of writers, and the present staff is ing ·you have given us an outstanding journal during the years on a par with those of the past. The ADVOCATE ha s answered you have been its editor , and may you continue in this very fine every call for the publicizing of opportunities for the doing of leadership many , many years to come. . . . My prayer shall be good by the Lord's people. that your circulation may reach the one hundred thousand mark "I am glad to give this sincere word of approval of the AD­ at least, and may the Lord bless all who work with you in mak­ VOCATEand its policies through the years." ing the GosPEL ADVOCATEa great blessing to the church." John B. White, Superintendent, Children's Home of Lubbock, Barney Brock, Superintendent, Childhaven, Cullman , Ala.: "I Lubbock, Texas: "For the hundred years the GOSPEL ADVOCATE appreciate so much the kind yet powerful way that the ADVOCATE has gone forth in a positive way to help achieve the greatest chal­ is protesting against the prevailing evils that are corrupting the lenge of that eventful century-the restoration of New Te $tament thinking of so many Christians. I know of no publication that Christianity. the present generation needs so badly . It has fought many bat­ "The church is experiencing very rapid growth. Th ere is in­ tles for truth and right for the last ninety-nine years, and my creasing danger that many will not be fully taught; that they will prayer is that it will continue to do so for many years to come. not share with others the urgency of their plea; that immorality "May God bless you on the wonderful work you are doing, and and division will again invade our ranks. The GosPEL ADVOCATE, may 1955 not only be the one hundredth year, but your best year." with its positive approac h to evangelism , edification within the N. B. Hardeman, Author, Educator , and Evangelist, Memphis, church, and the many problems and opportunities confronting us, Tenn.: "The GOSPELADVOCATE, now celebratin g its one hundredth can be a great stabilizing and unifying power among us. Its years anniversary, has been a benediction multiplied thousands of experience, rich with service in a great cause, and its able di­ to throughout its long existence. From the beginning its editors rectors at this time give assurance that it will remain a mighty force for righteousness .... The curr ent drive to reach a circula­ have been men of the highest type, noted for their knowledge of tion of one hundr ed tho usand should be vigorously supported by the sacred volume and for their devotion to the pure gospel of elders, preach ers, and others experienced in the Christian way. Christ. They ha ve ever contended for the faith once for all de­ With a membership within the church estimated at a million livered to the saints. Amid all of the opinions and wild spec ula­ and a half, we should strive for an even larger circulation. One tions and every form of digression , it has stood like a stone wall. ADVOCATEreader among every thirty members is not enough! The ADVOCATEhas opposed all hobb yists and would-be reformers. Let us all awake to see the good accomplished through this great It has never stooped to deal in matters purely personal. So far as I can recall, it has allowed every respectable man to state his periodical and give it our support during this anniversary drive." position on any matter. Like every other paper , and like many Olen Fullerton, Superintendent, Southern Christian Home, preachers who stand for the old paths, it has had its enemies. Morrilton, Ark.: "I understand that 1955 marks the one hun­ But , one by one , they ha ve found their battles against it losin g dredth anniversary of the establis hment of the Go sPEL ADVOCATE. efforts. It is lamentab le to see men railing against what those Please permit me to offer my congratulations. You have ren­ connected with the ADVOCATEthroughout the years preached and dered a great service to the church of our Lord and deserve much practiced. . . . Scripturally , financially, and in all respects, the credit for your efforts . ADVOCATEis on a firm solid basis. "The GOSPELADVOCATE has been delivered to my address since "The editor and his staff are sane, sober, and sensible. Bring I was a boy. I have always enjoyed reading it, and look for­ the ADVOCATEinto your home. It will help you in every right way." ward to its coming each week. I never remember reading from its pages without being strengthened in the work of our Lord. G. R. Bethurum, Evangelist. 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when I renewed my sub scription to the good old GOSPELADVOCATE, the GOSPELADVOCATE gave great assistance. It published abroad it marked my sixty-fifth year of reading this paper. It is today our needs and urged people everywhere . to lend their aid. The better than I have ever known it. Even the mechanical make­ editorial endorsement and approval of B. C. Goodpasture as­ up is superior to any heretofore . sisted beyond measure. The ADVOCATEmade a distinct contribu­ "Its large print makes appeal to all readers. The staff of tion toward helping to provide the beautiful house of wors hip writers discuss Bible th emes in terms of Bible language. Clear now located at Sixte enth and Decatur Streets in our capital city. thinking makes Bible truth stand out and puts superficial thinkers "We congrat ulate the GOSPEL ADVOCATEon its long period of to shame. Here is hoping that the good you have set for your service and certain ly it deserve s that 100,000 circulation its many century birthday will be realized." friends are working for ." Brother Bethurum has been preaching the gospel for sixty­ Reuel Lemmons, Editor, Firm Foundation , Austin, Texas: "It nine years. He was a student of McGarvey's and is at present an elder in the Belmont Avenu e Church, this city. is a distinct pleasure for me, as editor of the Fir m Fou ndation, to welcome Brother Goodpasture to Texa s. The GOSPELADVOCATE, E. C. McKenzie , Evangelist, Catoma Street Church, Mont­ of which he is the able editor, is rounding out one hundred years gomery, Ala.: "Fo r the past thirty-five years, the GOSPELADVOCATE of faithful service to the cause of New Testament Christianity. It has been very kind to me. I have done but little, if anythi ng , is hard for the human mind to conceive of the vast amount of to show my appreciation for the many favors it has shown to me. good the GosPEL ADVOCATEhas done in this century of service. In an effort to redeem myself, I am sending you my personal Its writers an d its editors have been leaders among the thinkers check in the amount of $96 for 48 subscriptions. I feel like more of the church all this time. It has stood for the truth in many a will be coming along quite soon. With very best wishes always." battle, and I am confident will continue to so stand through the next hundred years. John E. Kirk, Attorney, Topeka, Kans.: "To the present editor, "The church has grown tremendously in the past hundred B. C. Goodpasture , who has so faithfully and successfully directed years. Today its zeal and its vision are at the very peak. The the course of this paper for the past sixteen years, should go the GOSPEL ADVOCATEhas been one of the chief contributing factors sincere thanks and gratit ude of the entire brotherhood. During to its growth. The ADVOCATEhas a just reason for celebration­ this period the church has enjoyed its greatest growth numeri­ not just because of its age-but because of its accomp lishments. cally, and the problems facing the church have grown in the We rejoice with Brother Goodpast ure in those accomplishments, same proportion, and throughout Bro ther Goodp asture has given and I congratulate him , and the GOSPELADVOCATE ." us a publication abundant in words of wisdom and edification, (Excerpts from Abilene Speech) and representative of the highest type of Christian journalism." James W. Nichols , Editor , Christian Chronicl e, Abilene , Texas: I. A. Douthitt, author, evangelist, and world traveler, Chat­ "Among some of my treasured papers is a copy of a letter written tanooga , Tenn.: "After announcing the marvelous results in sub­ by my great -gre at -gr andfather in which he mentions the va lu e scrip tions (12,500) for the ADVOCATEat the David Lip scomb Col­ of the GOSPEL ADVOCATE. lege Lectures last week , one of the elders (at Brainerd church of "During the some ninety years since the writing of that letter, Christ) took severa l subscriptions for the ADVOCATEhere Sunday the GosPEL ADVOCATEhas increased its effectiveness and its scope night. I paid him for mine for six years in advance. I have been of influence. I feel privileged that I may ha ve a part in paying read ing the ADVOCATEfor more than forty years. Have always tr ibute to this fine publication and especially its present editor. enjoyed it-enjoy it as much now as I ever have. I think I take "May God continue to bless the efforts of the men who edit about all the papers that our brethren publish. If I had to let and direct the affairs of this great publication, the GOSPELADVO­ all the other papers go, I'd give them up and keep the GosPEL CATE." ADVOCATE." Silas F. Shaw , Superintendent, Lakeshore Home for the Aged , Leslie G. Thomas, West End church of Christ, Knoxville, Tenn.: 832 Grove Avenue, Nashville, Tenn.: "I still say it is the best "I am happy to offer my congratulations to the GOSPEL ADVOCATE, paper of its kind printed anywhere today. More power to you in the editor, and all who are responsible for the great paper which keeping it just as it is, and may the Lord continue to bless your has reached its one hundredth birthday. Th at alone is a distinc­ evergood work and labor of love until you go over the one hun­ tion which calls for rejoicing. Th e truth is being taught to more dred thousand goal." people, and over a wider area, than ever before. New features are being added, and the size of the paper has been increased , at Howard A. White, Da vid Lipscomb College, Nashville , Tenn.: no additional cost to the subscriber. Thu s, the ADVOCATEcontin­ "For a lon g time I have planned to write you and extend my best ues to grow. Its friends can do nothing better than to help the wishes for the one hundredth an ni versary of the GosPEL ADVO­ editor begin its second century of service with at least one hun­ CATE. I do not remember the time when I did not read the ADVO­ dred thousand subscribers." CATE. My father took the paper and I read it weekly in my child­ hood . To me the heroes of my youth were not military leaders C. E. McGaughey, Oklahoma City, Okla.: "While living in or politicians, but gospel preachers and Christian workers. As I Washington , D. C., for nine years and working with the old Four­ think back over the influence that moved me to preach the gos­ teenth Street Church , later the Sixteenth and Dec atur congrega­ pel, I believe that the ADVOCATEhad a very large sha re . tion, the GosPEL ADVOCATEcontributed much to the work in that "I am happy that the paper still holds to the same faith for entire section and particularly in the nation 's capital. which it has always contended. Especially interesting in recent "The special editions informing the brotherhood of the needs weeks have been the new features by Alan Br yan and Ira North . of the east and northeast helped greatly in turning atte ntion to "Every good wish ." those sections. More men were willing to go there and more churches became willing to send them. While great progress M. Norvel Young, Editor, 20th Century Christian, Lubbock, has been made in that area there is much that still needs to be Texas: "The 20th Century Christian takes pleasure in recogniz­ done. The GosPEL ADVOCATEis still informing brethren every­ ing the one hundred years of service which the "Old Reliable" where of the possibilities in that thickly populated part of our GOSPELADVOCATE has accomplished. country. "We congratulate the paper, its capable editor, and staff upon "It was largel y through the influence of and the publicity the past one hundred years and predict that it will grow and do given in the ADVOCATEthat a network program, originating in much good in the next one hundred years. We are happy to en­ Washington , D. C., was carried on for a long time in the key courage our readers to also read the GOSPELADVOCATE . We wish cities of the northeast. you the very best success. Call upon us when we can be of serv­ "Th e changing conditions made the old location on Fourteenth ice. The church is on the march, and with the Lord's blessings Street undesirable and it became necessary to build a meeting­ we shall see many souls brought to Christ in our time with the house adequate and appropriate for the nation's capital. Again, help of faithful gospel papers." J uly 14, 1955 GOSPEL A DVOCATE 619

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It was organized to make it possible to reprint, at a October 15, 1955 reasonable price, a number of rare and valuable items, *Biographies and Sermons of Gospel Preachers now available only in secondhand condition and at pro­ -Living and Dead, B. C . Goodpasture 3.50 2.75 hibitive prices; as well as to publish from time to time new books of outstanding merit . November 15, 1955 *The Christian Baptist, Vol. 5 ...... 3.50 2.75 During its first year the Club printed and distributed the following: December 15, 1955 Regular Club *The Life, Letters, and Sermons of Price Price T. 8. Larimore, Mrs. T. B. Larimore ...... 3.50 2.75 Life and Sermons of Jesse L. Sewell, D. Lipscomb .. $3.50 $2.75 January 15, 1956 Seventy Years in Dixie, F. D. Srygley ...... 3.50 2.75 *The Christian Baptist, Vol. 6 ...... 3.50 2.75 J The Gospel Preacher, Vol. 2, Franklin ...... 3.50 2.75 February 15, 1956 *The Life of Walter Scott, William Baxter ...... 3.50 2.75 The Witness of the Spirits , James W. Zachary . . . . 3.00 2.25 March 15, 1956 Biographies and Sermons of Pioneer Preachers, Goodpasture and Moore ...... 5.00 4.00 *The Christian Baptist, Vol. 7 ...... 3.50 2.75

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